Monday, March 17th, 2025

If the bride did not make the groom drink alcohol in front of his/her parents, the marriage would not take place, India would have been declared as Lanka.


Someone has rightly said that marriage is that beautiful moment in every person’s life, the feeling of which he/she never forgets throughout his/her life. This is also the reason why to make this day special, he/she not only starts preparing for it months in advance but also starts a new journey by getting tied up in rituals. However, rituals also play a very important role in making married life happy, which is followed with great enthusiasm not only in India but also by people all over the world.

Yes, it is a different matter that couples have to go through a lot of processes to get their life partner. In such a situation, if you think that strange wedding rituals are performed only in our Indian culture, then there is such a ritual in Nigeria, which if followed in India, I swear mom and dad will send it to Lanka. (All photos- iStock)

The bride serves wine to the groom

Actually, there is a strange tradition regarding marriage in Nigeria. Here, the marriage is not considered complete until the bride and groom are served wine. Not only this, the bride brings this wine from her own home. In such a situation, if the bride’s family forgets to bring wine, then the marriage is considered incomplete without it.

If this had happened in India, no doubt the marriage would have broken up. The biggest reason for this is that the marriages held here are considered very sacred. Here in the wedding procession itself, fights and ruckus take place over drinking alcohol. In such a situation, if the bride had given alcohol to the groom then there would have been an uproar.

Will have to bring whale’s tooth for father-in-law

Will have to bring whale's tooth for father-in-law

You will be surprised to know that asking for a girl’s hand in Fiji is not so easy. This is because here the girl has to impress her father first. In fact, in this country, you have to gift a whale’s tooth to your future father-in-law, only after which you can marry his/her daughter, whereas in India, the father of the daughter keeps his/her son-in-law under his/her control. In our place, son-in-law is considered as God, in whose service he/she leaves no stone unturned.

the bride has to cry

the bride has to cry

In a part of our neighboring country China, the bride-to-be has to cry for an hour every day for a month before the wedding. This is because the people here consider this ritual as a good omen for the bride’s married life. Whereas in an area of ​​China, the couple has to first dissect the chicken and take out its liver, after which the date of their marriage is fixed.

The bride goes to the fat farm

    The bride goes to the fat farm

In Mauritania, brides are sent to fat farms before marriage. This is because during this time it is expected that they will become fat. This is because if she is fat, her husband’s fortune will increase whereas in India, fat girls are rejected outright. Here, if a girl is fat, a similar boy is also found for her. People immediately like thin and beautiful girls.

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