October 29 2012

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Latin and Mexican Weddings Customs and Traditions

Latin & Mexican wedding customs and traditions are very symbolic and many are being integrated into other than Mexican weddings. Brides and grooms asking to learn about Mexican and Latin wedding customs and traditions prompted the writing of this article. If you can add, please send us the me any information you have.

Who Pays for Wedding
Both families are involved in planning the wedding and help with all the expenses.
Sponsors of the wedding, such as parents, grandparents, godparents other relatives and friends as well as the bridesmaids and groomsmen, provide money for the wedding costs, or pay for something specific for the ceremony or the party which follows. In the Mexican tradition the wedding bridesmaids and groomsmen are paired and each pair is considered for a different role in the wedding ceremony.
One pair provide the bouquet for the bride. Another furnishes the Lazo which is a special symbolic rosary used to show the unification of the couple during the ceremony. Yet another pair brings the 13 silver or gold coins - Arras - in a special basket or box for the ceremony and if there are only 3 pairs, they also provide the kneeling pillows for the bride and groom to kneel upon during the wedding mass.

Wedding Invitations
In the Mexican tradition, the wedding invitaions that are in usually in Spanish and English, list the parents of both the bride and groom as those inviting the guests to the wedding. All of the wedding attendants and contributors are listed on the wedding invitation and their special contributions noted. Information about the reception and dance are either printed on the invitation or included separately. The guests must remember to bring the entire invitation to gain admittance to the festivities.

Lazo - Lasso
A lazo (lasso), is a large rosary, a ribbon or a decorated cord that is symbolically draped around the necks or shoulders of the bride and the groom, groom first. It is placed in a horizontal figure eight (infinity) while they are kneeling at the altar, to affirm their union and their commitment to always be together side-by-side. The lazo is associated with a wedding prayer and takes place during the ceremony, after the bride and groom have exchanged their vows. Optionally, the lazo may be tied around their wrists.
The couple wears the lasso throughout the remainder of the service.
At the end of the ceremony, the lasso is removed and is given to the Bride as a keepsake.
Though not a Latin country, a wedding ceremony in New Mexico features the Infinity Loops (Lasso) placed around the necks of the bride and the groom, to symbolize their never-ending love.

Arras - Thirteen gold coins
The groom gives the bride thirteen gold coins blessed by the priest. The 13 coins represent the Christ and his 12 apostles. The Arras is given to the bride as a symbol of the unquestionable trust and confidence the groom has in her.
Most often, he presents them in an ornate box, a silver or gold jewelry box, or on a silver or gold gift tray.
Doing so, he also pledges to be a good provider and to support and care for his bride as she becomes his wife.
By accepting these arras, the bride pronounces her unconditional trust and confidence in her groom.
These coins become a part of their family heirloom.

Wedding Music Dance and Celebration
Latino's love music, dance and celebrations was incorporated into the festivities which follow the religious ceremony.

Money Dance
Originating from most European countries, the money dance has become so popular across all weddings that a special Purse - Money Bag is one of the items present with the wedding accessories collection. Called in Canada the dollar dance, is where male guests "pay" to dance with the bride. Various methods are used by different cultures. In some, the bride carries a Purse and the dancers place monetary bills in it, in others the dancers pin the bills on the wedding gown, yet in others, the maid of honor wears an apron and collects the money given by the guests to dance with the bride. In all traditions, the guests are expected to be generous when "paying" for a dance with the bride. since the money collected is to be used by the newly weds on their honeymoon and for setting a household. The money dance is so widely accepted as an integral part of a wedding, that most guests anticipate that it will be included in the celebration providing a way for brides and grooms to generate cash without requesting or even suggesting money as wedding gifts.

Wedding Attire
Brides in many Latin-American countries wear a light blue slip beneath their dresses. Ties and cummerbunds of the groomsmen match the colors of the bridesmaids' dresses. The flower girls and ring bearer may be dressed as miniature versions of the bride and groom.

Wedding Colors
The bride chooses the wedding colors and they dominate. The wedding cake is decorated in her wedding colors. The cars used by, or for the attendants are also decorated with matching colored ribbon and paper flowers. The ceremony site and the pew bows are decorated with flowers and bows in the wedding colors as are the flowers or petals on the bridal path. The reception site also reflects use of the colors chosen by the bride .

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October 28 2012

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Portuguese Wedding Traditions basically involve the Roman Catholic customs as are practiced in the United States of America, Canada and Western Europe.

All involved an agreement between the families. The bride's family would be responsible for the hosting of all parties, while the groom's family would be responsible for a great gift to the bride and groom - usually a house. Today, although there are many traditional and conservative families, marriage is synonymous with the promise of mutual love, as long as both parties will last for life.

In recent days, the bride's family would hold the engagement party. Tradition for the groom to a friend or a relative, the prospective bride's father for permission to send questions asking for the daughter's hand in marriage. Often led the groom to the father the task. If the father agreed to the bride, the young man could officially ask for the girl's hand in marriage, and having thus received the blessing of the Father, the wedding was allowed to take place. An old tradition - long abandoned - named for the prospective bride to do so, a cow, which are recognized by the holder may be necessary, they begin soon-to-be husband before the wedding celebrations could.

Considering that the majority of people in Portugal, Roman Catholic, would follow a mass commitment.

After this mass close relatives would be invited to a small reception. The bride would choose a "Madrinha" - a Maid of Honour - and the groom would choose a "compadre" - a Best Man would in some cases selected two pairs to fill these roles.

A Portuguese couple's wedding invitation traditionally carries both the bride and groom addresses because it usually live with their parents until married. All wedding gifts are traditionally sent to the bride's house, and put on display to be admired by family and close friends who come to visit. On these occasions, tradition calls for a cup of tea and a piece of cake to serve.

Since Portugal is a very conservative country, with a large Roman Catholic population, bachelor and bachelorette parties always pretty innocent - mostly from friends and relatives always be together for meals and drinks. It is for the oldest members of the bride and groom community to the groom-eve party, where he was visiting his farewell to single life and his only friends usual.

Wedding rituals

The big moment for the groom would take on the church, because he could not see his bride until she entered the church. The bride would be great moment but as soon as they start to leave her house. Tradition - get up close in the small villages and communities - demands that the bride closely followed in the church with their wedding party, the wedding guests followed on foot.

Portuguese wedding ceremonies usually consist of a Roman Catholic Mass, where traditionally the priests, the couple's hands with his stole, or call for the bride and groom tie the exchange of rings and would then cover the couple with his stole, to unite and protect it. As the newlyweds leave the church, friends and relatives usually throw sweets and flowers, instead of throwing rice.

In Portugal, many Portuguese wedding used to be small and limited to immediate family, while other larger items, where friends and relatives would all lend a hand in the planning and organization to increase all the details of the wedding ceremony yet. In Canada, the Portuguese communities influenced by other cultures and ancient traditions have been to begin to change.

A new tradition of service includes the infamous" Seafood-plates" or "Seafood Buffet". Portuguese weddings are renowned for this type food . In Portugal, weddings have always fashioned after European traditions, where seafood is plentiful.

Portugal is famous for its wines, and assign the Romans the country with Bacchus, their god of wine and feasts. Popular wines include Vinho Verde, Vinho Alvarinho, Vinho do Douro and Vinho da Bairrada and sweet port wine and Madeira wine and indulge in frequent wedding guests to toast the happy couple.

Portuguese wedding usually do not have a fixed schedule: parties can continue into the night, and it's not too unusual to be served for breakfast. Meal structure allows free time between courses, so that the guests a chance to dance, and building a meal!

Old Portuguese wedding traditions

Portuguese wedding guests, traditionally, only what the hosts can afford to serve. Many families decided to cook her own food, be confident that all the food they prepare themselves to be the best ever. Farmers and people from small villages would traditionally serve their own chickens and pigs, as well as fresh tomatoes and potatoes adult. Each region of Portugal has its own traditional dishes. Cod is a favorite throughout the country, and it is said that over 365 ways to prepare.

Portuguese weddings usually takes place in a private home or, more frequently these days, in a restaurant. They typically include traditional music and dance a lot, while the guests exchange stories about the bride and groom. The ancient custom of handing over the bride's shoe all around Guests to donate money, give people the couple set up their new home, is still preserved, and visitors eager to join the festivities and participate in this ritual. And not so young - - men pay for the privilege of dancing with the bride is traditionally also a money dance, where the bride's shoe is passed around the dance floor be so young.

Another important part of the reception is "copo d'agua" (water cup.) In this ritual, the bride and groom go from table to table, to spend time with their guests, and ensure that everyone has a good time and enjoy their meal with a glass of champagne is offered as the newlyweds cut their wedding cake, and offer the first slice to a single friend, they bring good luck. The bride throws her bouquet then usually into a feverish group of single women.

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October 31 2012

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Italian Wedding Traditions

Italian tradition calls for the bride to have five things with her on her wedding day � one more than Canadian /America tradition.

� Something old: this symbolizes the life she is leaving behind and the importance of the past, which must not be forgotten in her transition to her new life.

� Something new: this symbolizes the new life that is about to begin, representing new goals and the changes she will bring with her.

� Something borrowed: this represents the love of the people dear to her, who will be by her side as she moves from her old life to her new one.

� Something blue: in ancient times, blue was the color of purity, and it was also the color of wedding gowns.

� Something she has received as a gift: this is to remind her of the people she loves.

The wedding ring

The customs of wearing a ring on the left ring finger goes back to the ancient Egyptians. This ancient population believed there was a vein that went from the left ring finger straight to the heart: they were convinced that this was the vein through which sentiments flowed.

"Binding" the ring finger thus guaranteed fidelity.

To crown and seal the union between the bride and groom, the ancient Romans exchanged iron rings. In ancient Hebrew law, rings were even more important: it was thought that the wedding was valid only if rings were exchanged.

In the Middle Ages, when the exchange of rings had not yet become a fully entrenched habit, the "ring" was exquisitely crafted and extremely value, and the groom often gave the bride three rings.

In some regions of Italy, the wedding band is also referred to as "vera", a Veneto-Slavic term that means "fidelity". It is customary to engrave the date of the wedding inside the ring, adding the bride's name inside the groom's ring and his name inside her ring.

As tradition would have it, the groom pays for the rings and keeps them until they are exchanged, but often the best man and maid of honor are the ones to give the couple the rings. Ring-bearers then bring them to the altar to be blessed.

The most common types are the plain wedding band, which can be rounded or flat. Those who prefer something less traditional can choose one with several rings, or can opt for a ring with a small diamond or even a whole row of diamonds.

The wedding Gown

The tradition of a white wedding gown dates to the nineteenth century, and it represents virginity and purity.

In ancient Rome, brides instead wore yellow and orange veils.

Chinese women dressed in red, which is still the color worn by Indian brides today.

Long bard brides would wear a black tunic, while well-to-do Byzantine brides wore red silk gowns embroidered with gold and gemstones.

In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, wedding gowns were very colorful and could thus also be worn later for special celebrations.

The most common color was red, because it was thought to ensure fertility.

Today, white and beige are the most popular colors.

The wedding Veil

During Roman times, weddings were often contracted between families for political or financial reasons, and the betrothed couple never laid eyes on each other until their wedding day.

Consequently, the bride would cover her face until the end of the ceremony to prevent the groom from seeing her � and perhaps stopping the rites!

In several regions of Italy, it is traditional to hand down the wedding veil from generation to generation.

Confetti (candied almonds)

By tradition, in ancient times these delicacies were bundled in precious little bags of tulle (lace is used today) for the wedding day. They had to be white and always came in odd numbers (generally five) to represent the qualities that must always be part of the life of the new couple:

� Health

� Fertility

� Longevity

� Happiness

� Wealth

Tradition in Italian weddings calls for the couple to walk amidst the tables after the cake has been cut. The groom holds a silver tray with the confetti and the bride uses a silver spoon to offer them to guests � always distributing an odd number.

The Dowry

According to tradition, throughout the entire first year of marriage the groom was not supposed to pay for any clothing for his wife. As a result, the bride's family would provide her with clothing, linens and accessories.

Wedding Favors

According to tradition, classic favors are made of crystal, silver or Limoges porcelain. More importantly, everyone must receive the same wedding favor: there are no friends or relatives who are considered more important than others.

Wedding Rice

During pagan times, rice would be thrown at the couple to symbolize a shower of fertility.

The Wedding Bouquet

According to tradition, the bouquet is the last gift a man would give to his promised bride, thus ending the betrothal stage. The groom customarily sends it to the bride's house on the morning of the wedding, although often it is the bride who chooses it, as it must match her gown. In some countries, the bouquet is a gift from the future mother-in-law. At the end of the reception, the bride tosses the bouquet to a group of all the unmarried girls on hand: the one who gets the bouquet will marry within a year's time.

The custom of bedecking the bride with flowers is a very ancient one, and it comes from the Arab wedding world. Here, on her wedding day the bride would be decorated with delicate white flowers � orange blossoms � to symbolize fertility. This custom came about to represent the hope that the woman would bear many children.

For the ancient Egyptians weddings, the bride would be decorated with fragrant flowers and aromatic herbs to keep evil spirits away.

The Bridesmaids

The ancient Egyptians believed that on the wedding day, evil spirits would gather where the marriage was being celebrated in order to ruin the happy atmosphere. Therefore, the bride's girlfriends would dress in opulent gowns and follow the bride in order to confuse the evil spirits: unable to recognize the bride, these spirits could not wish any misfortune on her.

The Honeymoon

In ancient Rome, the bridal couple would eat honey for the duration of "one moon" after the wedding (perhaps to recoup from the long wedding day!). This has led to the custom of using the term "honeymoon" to refer to the beginning of the newlyweds' life together.

And more...

The tradition of carrying the bride across the threshold also comes from ancient Rome. It was done to prevent the bride from tripping, which was a sign of misfortune as it meant that the gods did not want to welcome her.

By tradition, the bride and groom must not speak to each other before the wedding ceremony.

Orange blossoms symbolize purity and virginity.

The groom is supposed to give his fianc�e a small bouquet tied with a white ribbon.

Centuries ago, a man would kidnap the woman he wanted and get away on horseback, gripping her with his left arm and using his right arm to lead his steed from the village. To defend his beloved, he would also use his right arm to hold weapons.

In some countries, the night before the wedding the groom organizes a serenade under the bride's window. He is accompanied by friends and relatives � and naturally a musician with a violin, guitar or accordion. At the end of the serenade, the bride's parents offer the entourage a rich buffet to thank them.

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