Celebrating Weddings Around the World

By Anita Ganeri

Discover a wonderful world of celebrations from around the world. Featuring the world's main religions as well as some little-known ceremonies and festivals, this book takes an intriguing and colorful look at how getting married and weddings are celebrated in many different places.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781410992482

Anita Ganeri

Anita Ganeri has written over three hundred information books for children on subjects including natural history, religion and geography. Her books include the Horrible Geography series, which won the Geographical Association Silver Award. She is the author of I Wonder Why: Camels Have Humps and I Wonder Why: The Wind Blows.

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Cultures and Customs: Celebrating Weddings Around the World by Anita Ganeri

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Getting Married

Beauty Contest

Leap of Faith

Sacred Steps

Sikh Wedding

Shinto Wedding

Wedding Clothes Around the World

Mass Wedding

Breaking Glass

Wedding Food Around the World

Wedding Festival

Civil Ceremonies

Fold a Japanese Paper Butterfly

Glossary

Find Out More

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

Getting Married

In cultures around the world, important events in people’s lives are marked with special customs and ceremonies. They help people to celebrate occasions, such as the birth of a baby, a wedding, or remembering a person who has died. They are also a way to guide people from one stage of their lives to the next. This book looks at how people from different cultures and religions celebrate weddings.

All over the world, weddings are happy occasions that the bride and groom often want to share with their friends and family. There are usually special clothes to wear and special foods to eat, including many different types of wedding cakes. In some cultures, people exchange rings or other jewelry. There are also many customs for finding a partner.

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