Wedding customs

Asking the girl's father for permission

In Eastern Europe, the engagement(訂婚) is an event that happens before a wedding.

One month before the wedding, the groom (新郎) should ask the girl's father for permission to take the girl out of her family. He goes to her house early in the morning with a band, and all the neighbours come to see the new bride(新娘) and to say nice things to her.

Wearing white, giving flowers, and throwing rice

In Belgium, the bride always or almost always wears a white dress. The man comes to the house of the bride and gives her flowers (also in white or other light colours) They go to tile church and the man waits inside until the father of the bride brings her to her future husband. In the end, when they come out, the family throws rice on them.

Wedding1.in different countries

2.Europe

The engagement happens 3.a wedding.

The groom should ask the bride’s 4.if he wants to take the girl out of her family.

He takes a5. to her house early in the morning, and all the neighbours come to see the new bride and say 6.things to her.

Belgium

The bride always or almost always wears a 7. dress.

The man comes to the house of the bride and gives her flowers in 8.

Colours.

They go to the 9.and the man waits inside until the father of the bride brings her to her future husband.

When the bride and groom come out, the family throws 10.on them.

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