10 Strangest Marriage Traditions in the World (11 Photos)

We know that every corner of the world has its own customs that make them different from other countries, especially when it comes to rituals for a successful marriage. Believers are obliged to do what is prescribed to them by tradition in order to achieve the best unions. In this post, you will learn the strangest practices that exist in the world to achieve a happy and lasting marriage.





1. Borneo



The Tudong tribe believes that the body's natural needs supersede fertility, so newlyweds are prohibited from visiting the toilet for three consecutive days after the ceremony. To achieve this, they both barely eat or drink.

2. South Korea





In some regions, a man has to prove his masculinity in a very unique way. On the wedding day, relatives must hit the groom's feet with a fish or a stick, while asking him about his plans for the future. If he tolerates this, then he is a real male.

3. China



Tradition dictates that women should cry at least once a day for the month leading up to their wedding. After the first ten days, the mother joins the bride and finally, after 20 days, the grandmother. When the long-awaited event finally arrives, all the guests have to cry.

4. Mauritania



In Mauritania, overweight women are considered to be more fertile. This tradition was founded back in the 16th–17th centuries and is still observed in many villages. Mauritanian girls begin to fatten at the age of 5–7 years. Babies who do not gain weight well enough are sent to special farms, where their diet is monitored by trained people. A girl should consume about 16 thousand calories per day.

5. Tibet



Polyandry is developed in Tibet, this occurs due to difficult economic conditions. Poor families cannot collect the bride price, and therefore, when one of the brothers gets married, the other brothers, as well as the father-in-law, have the opportunity to take the girl as his wife. Property in such a marriage becomes the property of the eldest child, and the younger ones simply have the right to use everything. All men visit the marriage bed in turn, and the shoe standing near the door becomes a sign for the rest.

6. Cambodia



When a Kreung girl comes of age, her parents are obliged, according to the rules and traditions, to build her her own hut near her home. In the culture of the tribe, it is customary that a girl should be close to the maximum number of men - only in this way can she choose a suitable spouse. The chosen man must agree and must marry, even if he does not want to. Oddly enough, the divorce rate in the tribe is almost zero.

7. Bali



Before the wedding, newlyweds undergo the procedure of cutting down their teeth. Since ancient times, the Balinese have considered incisors to be a symbol of demonic entities. The teeth grinding procedure is carried out without anesthesia. This custom is very ancient, and no one dares to break traditions. By the way, the bride often gets married pregnant, since relatives want to know for sure that the bride is not infertile.

8. India



In some parts of India there is a rather strange tradition of marrying a girl to an animal. If a bride has problems with her teeth, people believe that a tiger might eat her. And a wedding with an animal, of course not a real one, is considered a talisman against this. After this ceremony, the girl can safely marry a real man.

9. Kyrgyzstan



A ritual known as bride kidnapping is a practice in which a man kidnaps the woman he wants to marry. There is an old saying in Kyrgyzstan that tears on your wedding day will make the marriage happy. Until 1991, when it finallyIt became illegal, many fathers agreed to marry off their daughters if they were kidnapped.

10. Sweden



The tradition of kissing is very popular in this country, but not only between the bride and groom, in fact, any guest has the opportunity to kiss one of the young people. The custom states that during the ceremony the groom, for whatever reason, must disappear for a few minutes, and in the meantime all unmarried young people are allowed to kiss the bride. The same thing happens to the groom from the invited side if the bride leaves the room.