Weddings and Marriage Customs
How the world celebratesCompare weddings and marriage customs in Taiwan, mainland China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Brazil, including legal steps, kinship, clothing, food, ceremonies, banquets, and the limits of tradition.
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- What is this topic?
- Compare weddings and marriage customs in Taiwan, mainland China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Brazil, including legal steps, kinship, clothing, food, ceremonies, banquets, and the limits of tradition.
- When is it?
- There is no single verified fixed date here; timing varies by place, household, or personal choice.
- How do places mark it?
- Brazil、China、Indonesia、India、Japan、Taiwan、United States
- What differs by place?
- Brazil：Brazilian weddings may be civil, church-based, outdoor, or held at a venue; music, food, and family roles vary by region and faith. China：In mainland China, weddings may include registration, fetching the bride, tea, a banquet, and local customs; gifts, clothing, and scale vary widely. Indonesia：Indonesian weddings may combine legal, religious, and adat traditions; Javanese, Balinese, Sumatran, and other ceremonies differ. India：Indian weddings often include several days, religious rites, family roles, clothing, and feasts; community, region, and faith create great diversity. Japan：Japanese couples may marry at a shrine, church, hotel, or through a civil process; Shinto rites, receptions, and small gatherings all exist. Taiwan：Taiwanese weddings may combine legal registration, ceremonies, tea service, banquets, and family negotiation; couples may simplify tradition. United States：In the United States, weddings may happen at a courthouse, church, outdoors, or a venue; couples combine faith, family, and personal style.
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How the world celebrates
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
Brazil
Brazilian weddings may be civil, church-based, outdoor, or held at a venue; music, food, and family roles vary by region and faith.
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
China
In mainland China, weddings may include registration, fetching the bride, tea, a banquet, and local customs; gifts, clothing, and scale vary widely.
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
Indonesia
Indonesian weddings may combine legal, religious, and adat traditions; Javanese, Balinese, Sumatran, and other ceremonies differ.
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
India
Indian weddings often include several days, religious rites, family roles, clothing, and feasts; community, region, and faith create great diversity.
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
Japan
Japanese couples may marry at a shrine, church, hotel, or through a civil process; Shinto rites, receptions, and small gatherings all exist.
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
Taiwan
Taiwanese weddings may combine legal registration, ceremonies, tea service, banquets, and family negotiation; couples may simplify tradition.
- Date to be confirmedLocal dateYear-round
United States
In the United States, weddings may happen at a courthouse, church, outdoors, or a venue; couples combine faith, family, and personal style.
Sources and dates
Dates follow local time zones, calendars, and official notices. Check the source when a date is estimated or locally variable.
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/wedding-ceremony
- https://www.nic.gov.in/civil-registrations-servicing-digitally/
- https://www.gov.br/
- https://www.gov.cn/
- https://indonesia.go.id/
- https://www.india.gov.in/
- https://www8.cao.go.jp/chosei/shukujitsu/gaiyou.html
- https://www.gov.tw/
- https://www.usa.gov/
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