facts verse presents 18 bizarre marriage
rituals number 18 black bride in
Scotland there's a tradition where the
bride and the groom are pelted with
trash the belief is that if they can
withstand this they can withstand
anything in their marriage
number 17 chicken liver love in dowry
China a tradition requires that the
engaged couple dissect a chicken and
look at the liver if the liver is
healthy the couple can set a date for
the marriage they cannot get married
until they find a liver of a chicken
that's healthy number 16 fat mauritania
n-- wedding it's good luck in Mauritania
to have a larger wife as it brings
prosperity in marriage women are often
force-fed so they get fatter for the
wedding this sometimes causes illness
later in life with a woman
number fifteen kidnapping of the bride
in Kyrgyzstan it's said that tears make
for a happy marriage this was made
illegal in 1991 but up until then
parents would consent to the marriage of
any girl that was kidnapped it was even
better if she was crying number 14 tree
marrying wives of India that are cursed
in parts of India they say that girls
born during a certain astrological
period are cursed and can lead to an
early death for their husband to break
this curse the women must first marry a
tree and then the tree must be cut down
number 13 locked down love bridge this
tradition is said to be started in Italy
couples will come to a bridge and attach
a decorated lock to a fence and then
throw away the key this symbolizes that
they will be bound together for all time
number 12 Museum of broken relationships
Instagram Croatia a museum showcases a
collection of mementos of souvenirs and
other items that have been left behind
when a marriage fails number 11 love
without bathroom breaks in Borneo the
couples cannot leave the house during
the wedding day even if they have to use
the bathroom the tradition is said to
bring the couple good luck
number ten mandatory tears of love for
the two zhui of people of China the
bride-to-be must weep for an hour a day
for one month before the wedding women
of the bride's family are encouraged to
weep as well number nine the doll bride
in Puerto Rico they have a doll dressed
as the bride at the head of the table
which is surrounded by gifts the guests
get these gifts at the end of the
reception and appreciation the berate
broom jumping in the black South in
America during slavery times the black
newlyweds would jump over a broom as
they looked forward to their new lives
today some people still practice this
tradition number seven bachelor and
spinster balls in the outback of
Australia these are parties for the
young people of the Australian outback
they can get pretty wild with lots of
drinking and casual sex despite the fact
that some want them shut down they
continue as a rite of passage for young
people that otherwise would lead very
secluded lives
number six wife-carrying championships
in sankar jovi finland competitors from
around the world come to compete in
wife-carrying competitions this is a
huge obstacle course that you need to
complete with your spouse partner or
girlfriend on your back number five
sing sings for love in the jungles of
Papua New Guinea a tribe paints their
bodies and wears feathers when they want
to impress women these are called sing
songs as it's an imitation of the male
birds number for salty bread romance
lemon in Armenia eat salty bread so they
get a prophetic dream about the man they
want to marry the man that brings them
water is the one they should marry
number three wetting down the toilet in
France an old tradition said that the
newlywed couple should drink leftover
alcohol from their wedding in a replica
toilet ball
this practice isn't very popular today
number two eloping in Scotland in
Scotland there is no laws as to how old
you have to be to marry in scotland
gretna green is a popular spot to elope
for couples too young to marry in the UK
number one Brazil women in Brazil have
it made men in many areas of Brazil must
compete in order to win a female's favor
part of that competition includes giving
them even more extravagant gifts in the
hopes that they will be chosen as a mate
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