Wedding custom in Western Europe
In Western Europe there are many wedding customs - in addition to the classic choice of wedding dress or the wedding rings -, be like to practice. This classic comes from England, which states, that something old, something blue tradition of conservation, be something borrowed from a happy person and something new as a symbol of new life borne by the bride's needs. These four things stand for happiness in marriage. Help against evil spirits in Western Europe at the eve and the pieces of rosemary, which is involved in bridal bouquets. Clanking tin cans on the wedding car to drive out the evil forces. It crossed the threshold of the bride wear avoid, that the evil spirits of the earth to touch under the threshold, they can.
Popular is also the tree cutting as a symbol of joint action of the happy bride and groom. Who wants to have free way to happiness, the will of his friends initially blocked the road with ropes. Buys the bride and groom is then free, can drive to the happiness of the wedding car. Also, the tradition has Brautstraußwerfen. Who catches the bouquet, will marry the next shot. The same goes for the garter, Preferably it is thrown to the men, while the ladies take care of the bridal bouquet.
Pairs their Plan an event England offers a wide pool of customs, This is where the custom of the Hen Night, of hen night its origin. Here the bride is celebrating with her friends and her own family, a woman until two days before the wedding in the family home to the leave of the single life. The apartment is decorated pink and the bride receives gifts from her friends. How useful Negligee and cookbook, Baby books and baby clothes. The Hen Night is celebrated in the pubs in Ireland. Traditional wedding custom in Western Europe is also the wedding waltz. 
And often in the kidnapping of the bride is practiced. Today should be loosened so that the atmosphere at the wedding, get to know the new people can. Particularly popular is the white sheet, the bride and groom jointly by the big red heart is painted with a. The wedding guests put their name on it to confirm the marriage. Then the heart is cut out and the bride and groom have to rise hand in hand through the hole.
As a symbol of fertility, flowers are scattered or it will throw rice. Even a stork on the roof or baby clothes on a clothesline are symbols of fertility. Happy to be a newspaper with so-called Wedding News made, The information and photographs from the life of married couple brings. It can also be a menu, the guests the end of the ceremony to publicize. The Wedding Book idient to, Sinnsprüche, Your life and what our guests think so, must register as a permanent reminder of the holiday.
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