Strange wedding custom in Pakistan holds a "wreath" to entertain guests
The ancient and mysterious landlocked country-Pakistan. There are unique wedding customs all over the world, including in Pakistan. There are many unique local customs in Pakistan, and wedding customs are the most interesting. Next, let's take a look at the unique wedding customs in Pakistan.
Pakistan enters the "wedding season". April and May of each year are the days when Pakistan people get married. Since Pakistan people attach great importance to weddings, the wedding ceremony is very grand, and weddings for ordinary people also last for three days.
Wedding is popular. The deepest impression of traditional weddings in Pakistan is that they take a long time. Ordinary families take at least three days, while wealthy families have to work hard for a week or two, or even a month. During this time, men and women will hold a wide variety of ceremonies. Pakistan people have a strong family concept. Almost all relatives and friends will be present at the wedding, and even relatives working in Gulf countries will come back all the way. Pakistan people attach great importance to the firmness and stability of marriage, so they are unwilling to be inferior in terms of wedding pomp, dowry and betrothal gifts, which also encourages the trend of comparison to a certain extent.
There is a custom at weddings in Pakistan that is completely different from ours, and it is also a place where Chinese people often make jokes. Once at the wedding of a friend's brother, the reporter found the groom holding a "wreath" made of paper money in his hand. I thought this was a wreath for funeral purposes, so I asked my friend curiously. He laughed back and forth, saying that it represented blessings and good luck. Some grooms would wear wreaths made of paper money dotted with colorful colored paper, while others would wear wreaths of flowers. There are stalls selling similar wreaths everywhere in the market, so there is no longer a fuss.
once attended the wedding of a local friend. The friend's family rented a park near their home and asked the wedding company to set up tents in the park and hold a banquet to entertain guests. It is understood that holding a wedding costs hundreds of thousands or even millions of rupees.
The reporter once asked a local person: "Have you considered getting married?" He replied: "Poor people can still get married. If they get married in free love, there will be no such problems of betrothal gifts and dowry. Poor people can also marry Afghans and Kashmiris, or even Iranians. Poor people can also start a family through easy marriage, that is, when marrying a wife, they marry their sisters or girls in the family to each other's brothers or relatives. This can not only reduce expenses, but also strengthen relationships within the family and tribe."
Wedding companies rushed to deliver chairs on the streets of Islamabad. Global Times reporters often saw light trucks loaded with chairs speeding past, which made reporters quite curious. Ask Pakistan friends to know, originally these chairs are wedding company rent to the common people for wedding, now is the best time to get married, wedding company business is very good, those chairs are to "rush". This reporter suddenly realized that the cars and carriages decorated with flowers running all over the street were wedding cars.
Why do Pakistan people like to choose April and May to get married? Local friend Sahid explained that in addition to religious factors, climate is also an important reason. Due to the heat in most parts of Pakistan and the long summer, arrangements for wedding, sending off and weddings will be inconvenient. Therefore, most families are willing to arrange their wedding celebrations in a mild climate. The climate in Pakistan is relatively mild and green in April and May, so many families will set this time for their happy events. This also formed a lively "wedding season".
A characteristic of weddings in Pakistan is that they start late and end late. The wedding attended by the reporter was approaching 12 p.m., and the newlyweds finished answering the ceremony before the guests began to enjoy the delicious food. The reporter, who was not mentally prepared, arrived on time without dinner, but was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.
The most miserable person at the wedding was the bride and groom. They had not had a good rest for a week for the wedding. At the end of the wedding, their eyes were red, and the bride could no longer laugh when taking pictures. In view of the severe energy shortage, Pakistan has announced a series of energy-saving measures, including weddings that cannot exceed three hours and banning all-night weddings. I believe that these energy-saving measures can make the newlyweds less work hard and the atmosphere of the wedding will not be affected by time.
Holding a wreath is good at banquets. I think this is the first time we have heard of it. It is quite strange. There are many wedding ceremonies in Pakistan, but the local family has a very important concept. Every one has to be experienced and it takes a hard week. The bride and groom at the wedding are also hard enough.