Introduction:
Wedding cultures from all over the world are constantly changing and many of them have started incorporating and merging a globalised style into the traditional style. In this research, it will mainly be discussing about the culture of white wedding and how it has changed over the past few decades. It will also be illustrating how the idealised form of wedding in the past, has become such of the normative ceremonial structure of contemporary wedding culture.
Methodology:
This research will be conducted with both primary data and secondary data collection. Secondary sources are different articles related to wedding culture found on the multi search of Macquarie University Library. As for primary sources, Macquarie University’s students in the city campus will be asked questions and surveyed relating to the topic of wedding culture. There will be several open ended questions and multiple choice questions
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This text is quite specific in term of talking about the tradition of each wedding and what ceremonies that needs to be done on the wedding day. This part is very useful for this research in term how normative ceremony is created. Furthermore, as mentioned in the article, people expected marriage to be like a European fairytale: it begins with a proposal and on the day of the wedding with a bride wearing the white dress accompanied by a groom dressed in suit. It also will imply living together happily ever after. As for the article of Currie and Dawn H (1993), it also explained how the traditions of white weddings were assumed in specific form. Furthermore, Currie has also explained why has the traditional wedding continue to remain celebrated in this century. However, Currie and Dawn H (1993)’s article, it is quite broad because it do not only talks about wedding but about divorce rate in Canada which is not related to this research
When couples decided to get married, something they need to consider is if they would like to follow the tradition of
Despite people celebrating marriage in different ways it all comes back to one thing; marriage is a social ritual that by which two people affirms one abiding contracts between. The ceremonies are composed of rituals which symbolize facets of married life and the obligations being undertaken. In Hinduism the marriage celebration can start weeks before the actual ceremony depending on the preferences of the family. Once the day of the ceremony comes around the day starts with the brides’ family welcoming the groom into their home and both families are formally introduced. Both the bride and groom sit at the Mandap- tent where the ceremony is held under,-and are offered a drink. Gifts between the two families are generally exchanged at this point. The groom's mother gives an auspicious necklace to the bride, which is essentially an emblem of the married status in the Hindu religion. Then scared fire is lit and a pundit recites t...
Weddings today are much more different then marriages of the past. Many of the customs from then have made their way to this era but also many haven’t. we can see many differences and also many similarities. The biggest difference is the control of marriages and the arranged marriages that took place. In today’s culture we are not grouped by social stature as they were then, our marriages are based on love not class. I think this is a good thing and I am happy to be blessed by God to be able to have the freedom of choice in something as important and life changing as a marriage.
“Arranging a Marriage in India” by Serena Nanda is a well written, informative article aimed at sharing the view of the Indian culture on arranged marriages and also showing how much effort is put into the process of arranging a marriage. Our own culture has evolved into accepting the fact that we are all independent individuals who could not imagine having someone else make such a significant decision for us. Serena Nanda does an excellent job of using her sources within the society as evidence of the acceptance of the arranged marriage aspect of their culture.
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Differences in culture make country has its own traditional customs. Wedding, an extremely important event on one's life, has specific ritual observances. However, thanks to the cultural exchange, Vietnam wedding customs and those of a foreign country – America, have both similarities and differences.
Making up the two largest religions in the world, Christianity and Islam, both look at marriage as a major part of one’s life journey. Thus the idea that the sacred ritual of marriage in both Christianity and Islam are full of rich symbolism, ceremony and grounded in religious and cultural traditions, can be explored. However, the ritual of marriage differentiates between Christianity and Islam, as Christianity is founded on deep symbolic meaning and religious tradition in contrast to the culturally rich marriage ceremony found in Islam. This can be further investigated through an in depth analysis of the ceremony, symbols, religious and cultural traditions involved in the ritual of marriage.
It was a beautiful Saturday morning on January 6. The winter air was crisp and the view was amazing. The soft salty scent from the ocean filled the air. Off the balcony on the second story of the Long Beach Yacht Club I could see the light swells of the Pacific Ocean. The small crashing of waves added to the peaceful instrumental background sounds as the ceremony was about to begin. January 6, my wedding date, was a day that changed the rest of my life.
In this, people in society have weddings due to the normality that surrounds this specific ritual. Ingraham views weddings as a performance of consumptive capitalist heteronormativity, and for adults to be apart of this larger consumer society they need to buy items that will put on a traditional wedding (Ingraham 2003, Walden 2016). Ingraham writes, “the engine driving the wedding market has mostly to do with the romancing of heterosexuality in the interest of capitalism” (2003: 243). Ingraham’s discussion of capitalism allows for the construction of global inequality through the concept of a wedding. For example, a wedding ring has become customary in marriage, however the diamonds used for these rings has caused “colonial wars, apartheid, racist violence, massive labor abuses,” in other nations (Ingraham 2003: 242). Wedding rings have become a norm in the institution of marriage, thus a product of heternormativity. In addition to the display of global inequality, the concept of heterosexuality imaginary surfaces. Ingraham argues, “when diamond engagement rings and weddings [are viewed] as ‘only natural,’ conditions such as these remain unimaginable and
Wedding rituals are different in various cultures. There is a lot of preparation that happens before, during,and after the wedding ceremony. Even though the wedding ritual do have similarities between each other they also contrast with each other. Hispanic Catholic weddings have their own ritual ways and so do Muslim (Islam) have their own way of celebrating the ritual.
When it comes to the topic of marriage, different cultures have different customs. Some of these customs have changed over the years and some have stayed the same. One type of marriage that interests me is arranged marriage and why there are arranged marriages still going on today. That is why I have chosen to write about them in this paper and discuss why they were/are an important staple in certain cultures.
This paper explores and distinguishes different marriage practices across the globe. My goal is for the reader to be able to analyze each culture, and their customs, and be able to distinguish differences between the two. I have compiled a plethora of information from the provided resources. I met the limited requirements by using three of the sixteen provided for my use. I used the three sources to gain further knowledge about the subject at hand. Two of the three articles were used to compare different cultural marriage practices, whilst the third was used to differentiate the two, and show why I think diversity is vital in modern globalization.
The groom will wear many different outfits throughout the day of the ceremony. He will wear a Dhoti and some type of shirt until he arrives at the bride’s house. A Dhoti is an unstitched garment that tied to the waist and covers a majority of the legs. Upon arrival he will be wrapped with a sheet. When it’s time for the ceremony to the groom could be seen wearing a white silk suit, a sword and a turban but it may vary in different locations. The turban, or safa, can be worn with a tail-end or have white flowers suspended with strings; these flowers are called Sehra. In some areas, such as central and western India, a golden crest studded with stone is tied over the right side of a groom’s
There are many different marriage practices around the world and each has its own unique cultural and economic aspect. This paper will explore the dynamics of Japanese and Indian marriages and how they compare and contrast with one another. The analysis will address cultural factors and how it relates to symbolic systems such as religion and rituals and how they are slowly diminishing in lieu of a more westernized modern marriage. For instance, Japan's traditional marriages are becoming a thing of the past due to more westernized and modern versions that appeal to the younger couples. Some couples are even adopting the American wedding ceremonies in place of their cultural ones. In its effort to promote freedom of choice, India's government encourages inter-caste inter-faith marriages by offering couples money. However, this is conditional; stipulations are that "one of the partners should be from scheduled caste category and there should be no conversion in case of an inter-faith marriage" (Govt incentives for inter-caste marriages, 2012, para. 3). This is a milestone in India where traditions, customs, and the Hindu religion still rules a larger proportion of people.
Each marriage comes with a different perspective and story, whether it is an arranged marriage or love marriage. Arranged and Love marriages are very similar yet different. Love is the pure feeling of attachment. Arrange marriage is like a blind date in hopes to find love. It could be love at first sight or love after a while so in somewhat way they end up being a love marriage after all because the end result is the same as they get married or find love. In this essay there will be comparison done on love marriage and arrange marriage. Each country has a different perspective on each type of marriage. I will be comparing both marriages in America and India. Love Marriages come with a responsibility of their