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In Fiji men are expected to bring the father of the bride a tooth from a whale's mouth
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In Kenyan Masai weddings the father blesses his daughter by spitting on her head
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In France, the friends of the bride and groom collect all the wedding leftovers and bits of trash in a toilet bowl and then force the couple to drink it. These days, however, its usually just chocolate
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In Ireland at least one of the bride's feet have to always be on the floor during her wedding. They used to believe that evil fairies would sweep her away if she didn't
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In Yugur culture (an ethnic Chinese minority) the groom shoots his bride three times with headless arrows. He then breaks the arrows to ensure their love lasts
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In Southern Sudan people of the Neur tribe believe the wedding isn't complete until the bride has had 2 children. Until then the groom can seek a divorce.
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On the Maruesas Islands of French Polynesia the relatives of the bride all lay face down in the dirt as the bride and groom walk over them
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Although no country officially recognizes human/animal marriages they are practiced in some places like India to ward off evil spirits
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Some villages in Africa require an older woman from the village to accompany the bride and groom on the first night after their wedding
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In the Congo the bride and groom are not allowed to smile throughout the entire wedding ceremony
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In many countries throughout Asia and Africa the bride is kidnapped before her wedding
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In France, friends of the bride and groom congregate outside their home on the first night of their marriage to bang on pots and pans
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In Mauritania girls go to fat farms because being fat is attractive for marriage
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In some Irish counties several men will dress up in straw, go to the brides house on the eve of her wedding, and dance with her
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In Spartan culture, the women would shave their heads and dress up like men before waiting to get stolen away by their groom-to-be.
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