10 Interesting Facts about Weddings

 

10 Interesting Facts About Weddings

Love is universal, but tying the knot is different everywhere. Here are some interesting facts about weddings around the world.

1

In the United States, there is no law or religious dictate that says the bride must take the groom’s last name. However, approximately 70% of Americans agree that a bride should change her last name

2

The Penan nomads who live on the island of Borneo maintain that women do not have a soul until their wedding day.

3

Because white is the color of mourning in Eastern cultures, white wedding dresses are uncommon.

4

Las Vegas is the top wedding destination with over 100,000 weddings a year, followed by Hawaii at 25,000 weddings a year.

5

In some African ceremonies, it was a sentiment of well-wishing to greet the new bride with the words: “May you bear 12 children with him."

6

To ensure fertility, the Irish would take a hen that was about to lay an egg and tie it to the wedding bed.

7

In India, it is considered a form of protection and luck to be symbolically married to a tree.

8

In Europe during the Middle Ages, the lord of the manor had a legal right to spend the first night with any non-noble bride on his land.

9

In Siberia, it is believed that it is a sin to remain single.

10

In Tibet, polyandry, or a woman with more than one husband, is not uncommon. For example, a herdsman will share his wife with his brothers and half-brothers.