Unusual wedding traditions around the world

Nov13,2023

German newlyweds indulge in a tradition known as Baumstamm Sägen, where the couple is expected to saw a log into two pieces.

Germany

Brides are "kidnapped" by friends and family of the groom before the wedding just like a role-play and the groom has to pay her ransom

Romania

Wedding guests receive nuts at the reception and they are used to be thrown at the bride and groom.

Italy

For the Maasai people in Kenya, spitting on someone is seen as a show of respect. 

Kenya

It is a ritual where the bride's bridesmaids and cousins often play a trick on him by stealing the shoes and hiding them. 

India

Known as Zuo Tang in the western Sichuan province, the ritual dates back to China’s Warring States era when the mother of a Zhao princess broke down in tears at her wedding.

China

The entire family both from the bride and groom side indulge in joint drinking called san-san-kudo, bonding the families together

Japan

In Korea, brides and grooms exchange wooden geese and ducks on their wedding day as a sign of their commitment.

Korea

Members of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Tidong people in Borneo observe a tradition that states the bride and groom must not leave their home or use the bathroom for three whole days after their wedding ceremony.

Malaysia