The ransom
While in some countries, a very real (and often expensive) dowry needs to be paid before a wedding. In Russia, the bride’s ransom is more of a fun tradition.
The bride’s parents “steal” her away and hide her before the ceremony until her partner completes a series of challenges set up by the bridesmaids that are designed to show the strength of his love and, ultimately, embarrass him.
If a task cannot be completed, a payment of either real cash, chocolates, or flowers must be made to the bridesmaids as compensation.
Other versions of the ransom quest include dressing up a male relative of the bride in wedding attire and refusing to hand over the real one until a payment has been made, or presenting the fiancé with a napkin covered in the lipstick prints of the bridal party. If the fiancé cannot identify the bride’s print correctly, he is also up for a payment.
Tradional Korean Wedding Rituals.
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South Korea does not have ransom or dowry, but agreed on financial share.
ReplyDeleteHusband would be should take charge for house or residence, rented one could
be accepted. All the rest living utencils ready by brideside.
These days wedding is hard to come by, because party restricted.
At moment Seoul should be no more than 5 persons.