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80 "Religion And Rituals" Category Articles

Close up of a bride and groom in traditional Chinese wedding attire holding small cups of tea for the Chinese tea ceremony

12 DAYS AGO | 11.21.2024

Simple Guide to the Chinese Tea Ceremony Wedding Tradition

Celebrate love & family with a Chinese wedding tea ceremony! Read our blog to learn how to plan, what to wear, where to host & more ✓ Click here!

Two pig figurines dressed as a bride and groom placed on a dinner table

27 DAYS AGO | 11.6.2024

Here Comes the Swine: 8 Wedding Traditions with Pigs

A fun look at pig themed wedding traditions including the pig dance & lucky pig charms, pig symbolism & marriage, & pigs at the wedding ceremony

Illustration of two women in 1800s style clothing reading love letters and smiling together.

40 DAYS AGO | 10.24.2024

Marry Your Gal Pal! Let’s Bring Back ‘Boston Marriage’

Will modern women bring back Boston Marriages as Gen Z’s embrace of platonic marriage grows? Plus a look at women’s same-sex relationships in the 1800s!

Red, green, yellow stripe rastafarian colors heart painted on brick wall

55 DAYS AGO | 10.9.2024

What to Expect at a Rastafarian Wedding & Marriage Ceremony

Learn about Rastafarian wedding traditions, marriage customs & what Rastafarians believe about marriage! Plus how to find a Rastafarian officiant / wedding o...

Bride and groom stand outside the church covering their head and laughing as guests throw rice

68 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2024

The Dos & Don’ts of Throwing Rice at Weddings

Everything you want to know about throwing rice at weddings, plus fun alternatives to rice to help you plan your own wedding ceremony.

Two brides laugh together and sip pomegranate cocktail on their wedding day after a Pagan wedding in the garden

131 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2024

Wedding Ideas to Honor Hera Goddess of Marriage

Plan a pagan wedding ceremony that honors Hera Goddess of Marriage and receive Hera’s blessing! 5 Pagan wedding ideas and traditions for the marriage rite.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

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Antique dotprinted photo of paintings: Nun, a nun holds up a cross to ward off intruders at a convent, a dramatic antique painting

138 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2024

11 Famous Women in Religion From Cults to Catholicism

A list of famous women in religion from the first woman priest to a female cult leader! Plus a look at women’s ordination and denominations that ordain women.

A groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger during an outdoor wedding ceremony, while the minister supports her hand. She is smiling and looking down at her hand.

214 DAYS AGO | 5.3.2024

What to Do With A Purity Ring During Your Wedding Ceremony

Five sweet suggestions for what to do with a purity ring during the marriage ceremony, and how to honor or incorporate a purity pledge and promise of abstine...

Gloves of garlic placed on a white table next to a silver cross necklace

216 DAYS AGO | 5.1.2024

A Serbian Wedding Tradition Wards off Evil – And Vampires, Probably

Learn about an unusual Serbian wedding tradition and how to ward off bad luck on the day of the wedding ceremony! Plus links to more unique wedding superstit...

An Indian bride and groom sit together on the wedding day

229 DAYS AGO | 4.18.2024

6 Hindu Wedding Rituals You Might See at a Big Indian Ceremony

Learn about popular Hindu wedding traditions you might see during a Hindu Indian marriage celebration! Including the Varmala or Jaimala, Kanyadana (Giving Aw...

A priest lifts up his hands while holding a Bible, as the bride and groom lean in for kiss. A funny photo.

231 DAYS AGO | 4.16.2024

The Wedding’s First Kiss? That Was Between The Priest & The Groom…

Learn the chaste history of the wedding’s first kiss, the ‘Kiss of Peace’ blessing, given by an officiating Catholic Priest to a groom and then passed on to ...

A man in a Satan devil costume embraces a woman in a white dress.

235 DAYS AGO | 4.12.2024

Satanic Kidnapping and the Mysterious Origin of Bridesmaids

Why do bridesmaids have to wear ugly over-the-top dresses, and where did this wedding tradition originate? Learn about the mysterious history of the bridesma...

A young woman in a tiara and formal dress dances with a friend during her quinceanera reception

238 DAYS AGO | 4.9.2024

Sweet Non-Denominational Quinceañera Ceremony Script (for Officiants & Celebr...

Use this non-denominational quinceanera ceremony outline and script to create a personal, meaningful 15th birthday celebration. Suggestions on what to say fo...

Two brides exchange rings while a rabbi reads a blessing from the ceremony script during a happy outdoor Jewish wedding

306 DAYS AGO | 2.1.2024

5 Jewish Wedding Traditions & What to Expect, for Couples, Officiants, & Guests

Learn about 5 Jewish wedding traditions that are commonly included in traditional, modern, and interfaith Jewish weddings – from ketubah signing, to the mean...

A woman holds a bouquet of sunflowers up to the camera, in the background she kisses a man

384 DAYS AGO | 11.15.2023

Kissing Cousins - The Popularity & Controversy of Cousin Marriage

A quick intro to marriage customs between cousins. Curious if you can marry your first or second cousin, how common this practice is in the US or around the ...

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