10 Odd Wedding Rituals of All Times

1)The tradition of not allowing the newlyweds
to use the bathroom for 3 days.
Well, this one can get painful and ugly. Members of
the Tidong community in Sandakan, Sabah,
Malaysia do not allow newlyweds to go to the
bathroom for 3 days and 3 nights. If they do, they
will have bad luck, apparently. Bad luck may come
in the form of a broken union, the death of children,
or even infertility. The couple is starved and given
little water.
2) The ritual of marrying animals to exorcise
ghosts.
In some parts of India it is believed that if a baby
girl has a tooth rooted to her upper gum, it's the
obvious sign that she will be eaten by a tiger or
something in the near future, because ghosts hate
her. Therefore, she must marry an animal. The good
news is that this is nothing but a mock ceremony
and the couple don't have to consummate the
wedding. It's just to ward off the evil spirits so the
girl can marry a real boy some time later.
3)The ritual where guests pay to dance with
the bride.
This Polish tradition involves all of wedding guests,
the bride, dancing, money and an apron. At the
wedding reception, the bride will dance with her
father, while a relative holds out an apron. Guests
who place money in the apron win the opportunity
to dance with the bride. After a time, the groom will
throw in his wallet, thus surpassing all the other
contributions. He will then whisk away his new wife
on their honeymoon.
4) The brides who wear rings on their toes
instead of fingers.
Whereas most jewelry exchanged at weddings
involves placing rings on fingers, Hindu brides use
the Bichiya, which is the tradition of wearing their
wedding rings on their feet. The ring is usually
silver and placed on a woman's left foot,
specifically on her great toe (which is next to the
big toe). The groom slips the ring on the bride's foot
during the ceremony, and these rings are only worn
by married women.
5)The ritual of smashing dishes.
The origin of this tradition is unknown, but it's
thought that the cacophonous sounds caused by the
smashing of the cookery represent the inevitable
future disturbances that the couple will face
throughout their married lives. By breaking the
dishes beforehand, the community is preparing the
couple for the obstacles ahead and simultaneously
wishing them luck.
6) The practice of kidnapping brides.
Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by
abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice
throughout history and around the world in which a
man abducts the woman he wishes to marry. It's
said that bride kidnapping still occurs in some
cultures like the Romani, also known as Gypsies. If
you manage to forcefully kidnap a girl and keep her
by your side for 2-3 days, she officially becomes
your wife. Pretty crazy, right?
7)The ritual of blackening the bride.
It's part of a hazing ritual that actually happens
before the wedding. The bride is taken by surprise,
by hands down the crummiest friends you could
have, and covered from head to toe with foul
substances such as eggs, various sauces, feathers,
and, well, you name it….The ritual of covering
brides and grooms in treacle, soot and flour used to
be carried out to ward off evil spirits. It still
happens in parts of Scotland.
8)The ritual where grooms jumps over a
broom.
Jumping the broom is a time-honored wedding
tradition in which the bride and groom jump over a
broom during the ceremony. The act symbolizes a
new beginning and a sweeping away of the past,
and can also signify the joining of two families or
offer a respectful nod to family ancestors.
9) The ritual of beating the groom's feet.
Most men look forward to the conclusion of their
weddings, but in South Korea the groom has to
endure a beating before he can retire with his bride.
After the wedding ceremony, friends of the groom
take off his socks, tie a rope around the ankles, and
start beating the soles of his feet with dried yellow
corvina. Yellow corvina is a kind of fish! It is done
to make the groom stronger before the first
wedding night.