Wedding traditions

thumb|upright=1.4|William Hogarth's engraving "[[Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington" (illustration to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)]] Charivari (, , , alternatively spelled shivaree or chivaree and also called a skimmington) was a European and North American folk custom designed to shame a member of the community, in which a mock parade was staged through the settlement accompanied by a discordant mock serenade. Since the crowd aimed to make as much noise as possible by beating on pots and pans or anything that came to hand, these parades were often referred to as rough music.

thumb|Kolomyika by Teodor Axentowicz thumb|Notes of a typical kolomyika tune

thumb|right|A Bengali Muslim bride on her [[Bou Bhat, the Bengali version of Walima]] '''''' () is the second of the two parts of an Islamic wedding. It is the wedding reception banquet and is performed after the (marriage ceremony). It designates a feast in Arabic. The is used as a symbol to show domestic happiness in the household post-marriage, and to announce the marriage openly for recognition of the new couple. The walima generally takes place in the locale where the newly married couple is to reside. While cultural practices may differ, marriage expenses and costs of the walima are gene

Polterabend () is a German and to a lesser extent Polish, Austrian and Swiss wedding custom in which, on the night before the wedding, the guests break porcelain to bring luck to the couple's marriage. The belief in the effectiveness of this custom is expressed by the old adage: "Shards bring luck" (German: Scherben bringen Glück). The expression is derived from a time when the word "shard" referred to the unbroken clay pots of pottery makers, and not just the broken pieces. It was said that a full jar was a lucky thing to have, therefore the expression "shards bring luck".

thumb|Betrothed by Richard Dudensing (1833–1899)

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thumb|Pyebaek table Pyebaek () is a Korean wedding custom that is traditionally held a few days after the official ceremony, with only family members present. The ceremony begins with the older couple seated on cushions behind a table in front of a painted screen, with the newlyweds opposite them. The newlyweds perform a deep bow which begins standing and ends with the newlyweds pressing their foreheads to their hands while kneeling on the floor. The bride may present the groom's parents with jujubes (Korean dates) and chestnuts, which symbolize children. A variation will have the newlyweds of