Monday, October 25, 2010

“A Look at Some Wedding Traditions in Asian Cultures - Associated Content” plus 2 more

“A Look at Some Wedding Traditions in Asian Cultures - Associated Content” plus 2 more

A Look at Some Wedding Traditions in Asian Cultures - Associated Content

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT

A wedding is often the most important, or one of the most important, days in the participants' lives. But its significance goes beyond just those individuals. It can also be an important cultural expression, a
 ceremony often steeped in tradition with deep religious meaning. A wedding can be the closest thing ordinary people have to a coronation or great state dinner—something that transcends their normal life and connects them to their ancestors and their culture as a whole.

Asian cultures have many fascinating marriage traditions, from the extravagant to the simple and dignified, from the joyous to the solemn. Here are a few interesting wedding customs from different countries in Asia:

* Iran

An Iranian wedding custom dating back to Persian times is for the groom to purchase ten feet of sheeting as his bride's ceremonial wedding dress, and then ritualistically wrap it around her in preparation for the wedding ceremony.

For marital good fortune, during the ceremony a happily married woman holds a translucent shawl over the couple's head. After the wedding vows are exchanged, crumbs from two decorated sugar cones are sprinkled onto the couple's heads.

* India

Indian brides wear red or pink saris for their wedding, elaborately decked in jewelry, with their hands and feet painted with henna in decorative patterns.

The Indian groom wears a turban with a veil of flowers to protect him from evil spirits. After vows are exchanged, the groom's father showers the couple with flower petals, and then passes a coconut over their heads in a circle three times to ward off evil spirits.

Sweets symbolizing a sweet life, eggs symbolizing fertility, and money symbolizing prosperity are all incorporated in various respects in most Indian weddings.

* China

An astrologically auspicious wedding date is chosen for weddings in China, and the ceremony is sometimes timed to end at the bottom of the hour, so that the couple's new life starts with the upward movement of the clock hand.

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Man searches for late wife's wedding rings - KABC

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:38 PM PDT

MURRIETA, Calif. (KABC) -- A man in Murrieta is searching for his late wife's wedding rings, which he believes were stolen from her as she lay dying.

"It's tough, I'm trying to work, do the job of two. The kids are great but they miss their mom, it's tough," said Michael Dale, a widower.

Dale's wife, Danielle, lost her battle with cancer earlier this year, just two weeks prior to what would have been their 10-year wedding anniversary.

"I love her a lot. I miss her. I have to keep myself busy so I don't think about things," said Dale.

But one thing he can't get out of his mind is where her wedding rings are.

He thinks they were stolen right off her finger as she lay in a hospital bed at Inland Valley Medical Center days before she died.

"I don't know. I mean they don't get up, sprout legs and walk away," Dale said.

Dale said he complained to the hospital and filed a police report.

On its website, the hospital said, "The patient is fully responsible for any personal valuables brought into the hospital including jewelry, money glasses, dentures, hearing aids, clothing or other articles of unusual value."

Dale said the hospital has offered him $500 in compensation. He has consulted an attorney, but he said what really matters is getting the rings back.

"I don't care how they come back. Put them in an envelope, send them to the police department or something. I just want them back," he said.

Dale said not a day goes by that he doesn't think about his wife and her rings that she held so dear.

"Those rings, even though they're just material, they're hers. That's what the kids saw her with with all the time, and when they're older they'll want them," said Dale. "They have the right to have them, not the person who took them."

An official from the hospital told Eyewitness News that he feels terrible for the family and that the hospital staff is working with authorities to find out what happened.

(Copyright ©2010 KABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

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Rivermen Announce Wedding on Ice Presented by Jewelry on Water - OurSports Central

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:16 AM PDT

October 25, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL) Peoria Rivermen The Peoria Rivermen, proud members of the American Hockey League, have announced the details of their inaugural Wedding on Ice presented by Jewelry on Water and are searching for one lucky couple who wants to get married on the ice before the Rivermen game on Saturday, Feb. 19.

The couple would receive the following at no cost:

* Ceremony will take place on the ice before a Rivermen home game.

* Wedding reception will be held in the Lexus Club for 50 people with tickets to the game and food compliments of the Peoria Rivermen and CenterPlate Catering.

* Jewelry On Water will be donating his and her wedding bands (valued up to $2,000)

* Dejure Formal Wear will provide tuxedoes for the groom, father of the groom, father of the bride, ring bearer and best man. They will also provide a wedding dress for the bride (retail value of $500-$1,000).

* Michele's Floral Events & Decorative Accessories will provide the bride's bouquets (valued up to $200) up to three bridesmaids bouquets (valued up to $255) up to four boutonnieres (valued up to $55) and two on-ice bouquets (valued up to $500).

* Absolute Hair will provide the styling service for the bride and up to three bridesmaids (valued up to $1,000).

* Cracked Pepper Catering will provide one specialty cake to serve up to 100 people.

Individuals interested in having the chance to win this all-expense paid wedding at a Rivermen game can contact Kari Gabbert or Katie Kerr at the Rivermen office by emailing wedding@rivermen.net before November 15. Couples that enter must be available to take part in a scavenger hunt on Nov. 20, beginning at 10 a.m.

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