Marriage Rituals

The word marriage means a socially recognized and approved union between two individuals of the opposite sex with the expectation of permanence and usually with the aim of producing offspring (Bahr, 1995). This definition of the word marriage is known throughout the world, but the rituals behind the wedding are not known to very many as rituals, but as tradition. Most people do not understand where wedding traditions originated from but continue to use them none …

…t known how they originated. Throughout this essay the history of wearing the white wedding dress, the cake, the flowers, throwing of the rice, wearing veils, the best man the maid of honour and the rings has been revealed. Hopefully you have learnt how and why these rituals are still used today and that now you can pass them down so that they will not simply be traditions, but will have some meaning behind them.