{"id":1307,"date":"2019-04-23T17:50:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2022-10-13T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:27:02","slug":"curious-facts-weddings-are-celebrated-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/religious-items\/curious-facts-weddings-are-celebrated-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Curious facts: how weddings are celebrated around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever thought about how weddings are celebrated in the rest of the world? Italian habits and customs are deeply rooted in centuries-old traditions, but it would be interesting to find out about particular traditions of other countries, such as lucky days to get married, what the bride must wear, and many more.<\/p>\n

The most diffused form of union between a man and a woman in our country is the catholic wedding, celebrated in church<\/strong>. It is no small thing. Wedding is one of the seven sacraments<\/strong>, fulfilment of life for many devotees. Besides the choice to share our existence with someone else, the catholic wedding implies the birth of a connection consecrated by Christ, and as such, it is sacred and unbreakable. Woe to taking such step lightly. Especially nowadays, where a more dynamic and open lifestyle sometimes gives us the impression that nothing lasts forever, there is the need for a strong acknowledgement before making such an important choice.<\/p>\n

That is why those who want to get married in church need to attend a marriage preparation course<\/strong>, which helps the future couples to understand if they are really ready to tie the knot. But the marriage preparation course is just one of the duties that the church imposes to those who want to celebrate their religious wedding. Both spouses need to satisfy some essential requirements<\/strong>, and collect documents<\/strong> that state the truthfulness of their status.<\/p>\n

First of all, both need to be baptized<\/strong> and have received confirmation<\/strong><\/a>. Without those two sacraments in fact, it would not even be possible to say they belong to the Church. They can request their baptism and confirmation documents to the church they attended at the time. Furthermore, they must not be divorced<\/strong>, that is, they must not have already got married in church to someone they later divorced. For divorced people there is no possibility for a second catholic marriage, but only civil union, unless they obtain the annulment from the Sacred Roman Rota before the wedding. Widows and widowers can instead have a second marriage in church.<\/p>\n

Many documents<\/strong> are also necessary, and they need to be collected ahead. Besides the already mentioned certificates of baptism and confirmation, all the documents necessary for a civil marriage are needed: birth certificates, residence certificates, citizenship certificates. More, for a religious wedding the spouses will need to present a statement of freedom to marry, which states that the person requesting it has never been married before; the certificate of completion of a marriage preparation course; the church clearance statement, needed only in case the spouses want to get married in a different parish that theirs or outside their residence district.<\/p>\n

To be clear, getting married in church is not only an annoying collection of paperwork and fulfilment of the above-mentioned requirements. A religious wedding is the successful completion of a shared path of love and human growth, the prelude to the birth of a new family, and as such, a reason for great joy for the spouses and for those who love them. An occasion for celebration then, to be shared with the beloved ones, eating, toasting and dancing.<\/p>\n

Many are the Italian habits connected to the day of the wedding<\/strong>. Let’s begin by saying who has to pay<\/strong>, more or less symbolically, for it. According to the tradition, the groom has to buy the bouquet<\/strong>, as his last gift as fianc\u00e9e, and have it delivered to the bride’s house on the morning of the wedding. The bride has to throw it<\/strong> at the end of the ceremony, so that her unmarried friends can try to catch it and, according to the story, be the next in line to get married. A more recent tradition says that the mother-in-law should buy the bouquet, as well as the bridal veil<\/strong>, and that she also adjust it according to the future daughter-in-law’s hairdo. About the bridal veil, it should be one meter long for each year of engagement!<\/p>\n

The wedding gown<\/strong> instead, as the entire trousseau, are at the expense of the bride’s family. Throughout time, many superstitions were born concerning this particular aspect of Italian weddings. The groom must not see the gown before the due day, but even the bride should not look at herself in the mirror wearing the gown before then, unless she takes off one shoe, one earring or one glove. The traditional color of the bridal gown is white<\/strong>, even though in the last few years many other colors have spread, even unusual ones. But you need to be careful, some colors are bad luck! Ivory<\/em> is an omen of disarray in the couple’s life; pink<\/em> of big financial problems; red<\/em> can even be an omen for death! On the contrary, blue<\/em> means truthfulness, green<\/em> means shyness, and black<\/em> means regret… even if a marriage celebrated when there is regret is definitely not a great start! Guests, on their side, should avoid black and white in their dresses for the ceremony. It’s not over here. If the bridal gown is white, then the bride must wear something blue<\/em>, as we mentioned as symbol of truthfulness, but also purity; she needs to wear something old<\/em>, to symbolize the unmarried life left behind; something new<\/em>, to represent the new life coming; something given<\/em>, which stands for the love of her dearest ones; and something borrowed<\/em>, to remind the connection with her family.<\/p>\n

We were talking about who buys what… According to traditions, the groom’s family<\/strong> must buy the house, the furniture (except the bedroom), the groom’s dress, the wedding rings and must pay for the honeymoon. What is left, that is the trousseau, invitations, flowers and so on, are at the expense of the bride’s family<\/strong>. This rule was obviously very strict in the past, but now there are many different options. Times have changed, the spouses pay for their wedding most of the times, or anyway families split the expenses according to their actual availability.<\/p>\n

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