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Non-traditional "tuxedo" variants (colored jackets/ties, "wedding suits") Ao dai, traditional garments of Vietnam; Barong tagalog, an embroidered, formal men's garment of the Philippines; Batik and Kebaya, a garment worn by the Javanese people of Indonesia and also by the Malay people of Malaysia; Dashiki, the traditional West African wedding ...
A depiction of two lovers at a wedding. From the Aldobrandini Wedding fresco Ancient Roman bulla. Weddings in ancient Rome were a sacred ritual involving many religious practices. In order for the wedding to take place the bride and the groom or their fathers needed to consent to the wedding.
The Mareko tribe has its own traditional wedding customs. Women get married aged 15–17, men, 16–20. This tribe has eight different types of weddings. Tewaja means an arranged wedding, Alulima is an accidental wedding, Shokokanecho is where the man goes to the bride's house with his friends and takes her by force.
Thereafter the actual wedding ceremony takes place which is the fourth stage of the umtsimba. The fifth stage takes place the day after the wedding ceremony and is known as kuteka, [3] which is the actual wedding. The final stage may take place the day after the wedding day, and is when the bride gives the groom's family gifts and is the first ...
Indian wedding accessories. Many communities of South, West, and Eastern India adhere to their traditional costumes, i.e. Dhoti and Mundu by some communities of the South. Kurta or a shirt may be worn or sometimes just an angavastram may be used to cover the chest.
Due to the sheer size and diversity of Africa, wedding customs vary greatly not just between countries but between local communities. There is a growing trend among African communities where wedding ceremonies and marriage processes are blending traditional customs with modern practices.