Weird Wedding Traditions Around The World

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The one thing every human society has in common is a marriage. There are many traditions to be followed when a man and woman decide to live their lives together as one. But, peculiar traditions will make you wonder if these people are actually in the correct sense of mind.

There are some weird wedding traditions from around the world which will shock you. We have listed five of the best and weird wedding traditions from around the world, take a look at some of them.

Reading these weird wedding traditions, you might want to share with us if you have witnessed some of these traditions in real life. We would be happy to hear from you.

Take a look:

Spitting

The most weird wedding tradition which tops the list is in Kenya. It is not an uncommon sight to see the father of the bride bless his daughter by spitting on her head and breasts. This wedding tradition is done before his daughter leaves to her husband's house.

Free Kisses

It is said that this is second most weirdest wedding traditions from around the world. Sweden brides and grooms get kissed by people attending their wedding when either of them leaves the table. If the groom leaves the table, then every male in the reception will get a chance to kiss the bride and vice versa.

Dance away

In Ireland, this weird wedding traditions is much more funnier than the first two. The weird wedding tradition that they follow is this - when the bride and groom are dancing the brides feet have to stay on the floor. If not, evil fairies will come and sweep her away!

Shoot the Bride

Here, in this tradition the groom shoots his bride with a blunt bow and arrow before the wedding, three times. Once the shooting is done, the groom collect all the arrows and breaks them. This weird wedding tradition only symbolises that their love for each other will be forever.

Animal love

In certain countries like India, this is one of the weird wedding traditions which is followed to ward off bad spirits. It is said that the bride has to get married to an animal for good luck and to make her marriage last longer.

These are some of the weird wedding traditions which is religiously followed in some parts of the world.