things that really exist in welding culture

1) Malay (zakat kahwin)

        At Malaysia zakat kahwin is a must if you are being invited to "walimatulurus". Zakat kahwin is a give from guest to the bride in a form of money. The amount of money is depends on the state and the relationship of the guest and the bride. By looking at this culture we can see that Malay people is trying to help each others but at the same time it can be weird when the guest that you invited to your event with the intention to merry your event has to pay some amount of money. Nowadays this culture is being less practice because people varieties their self with more suitable  present to be given to the bride.

2)  Germany (Kidnapping the bride)

        

      At Germany, there are small villages that practice weird culture of wedding where groom's friends hide his bride somewhere. Usually the groom will not like this culture because it ends in a bad way. The culture plays when the bride is being search by the groom. In this culture the groom will invite all of their friends to find the bride together.

3) Germany (Log sawing)

       this culture is being practice in German marriage tradition in intention of, to measure the groom and bride physical skills.  By this the bride and groom can portrays their cooperative and agreeableness towards each others. This culture is play when the groom and bride are being asked to saw the log with two sawhorses. Couple that can work together till end of the task indicate that they will enjoy together in their marriage while couple who don’t they will have a rocky one.

4) Swedish (Kissing by guest)

        At Swedish they also practice weird culture in their wedding and its call kissing by guest. In this culture, guests get opportunity to kiss the bride and groom. The tradition take place when the bride goes to the restroom, then there are many women line up to kiss the groom while if the groom exist the hall men will line up to take opportunity to kiss the bride.

5) Scotland (Blacking the bride and groom)

     

        blackening the bride and groom means both couple will be treated in bad way in their wedding ceremony. This culture took place in Scotland where the groom and bride was blackening with something smells bad such as smelling sauces, spoiled milk and rotten eggs by throw all that things to them. After the prank was done people parade up and down them at the main street of town in order to make sure everyone see the groom and bride. Worst, they were being tar with molasses and douse them with feathers. The groom and bride can’t angry on what guests have done to them because they just follow what culture told them to do so.

resources:
1) http://www.womensviewsonnews.org/2011/08/hen-night-with-a-difference-blackening-the-bride/

2)http://www.blindloop.com/index.php/2010/07/5-weird-marriage-traditions/