Discover traditional wedding dresses from around the world
(Baonghean.vn) - In addition to its own cultural characteristics, traditional wedding costumes have also become one of the symbols of each country's national identity. Let's travel around the world to discover the most unique traditional wedding costumes of each region in the world.
1 - India
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| In Indian culture, pink or red is often chosen as the wedding dress for brides. Married women in northern India are distinguished by a red dot on their forehead. |
2 - Mongolia
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| In a traditional Mongolian wedding, the bride and groom wear a costume called a Deel. The Deel is a centuries-old form of clothing worn by Mongolians and other nomadic tribes in Central Asia. |
3 - Japan
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| Japanese brides usually wear white kimonos during their wedding ceremonies to symbolize purity and innocence. After the ceremony, the bride may change into red, which symbolizes good luck. |
4 - Malaysia
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| Brides in Malaysia often wear wedding dresses in a striking purple color. |
5 - China
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| The Chinese believe that red is the color of luck and happiness, and will ward off evil spirits and demons. Therefore, in Chinese weddings, red is everywhere, not just on the wedding dress. |
6 - Indonesia
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| With over 17 thousand islands and 300 ethnic groups, it can be seen that Indonesian weddings will vary greatly depending on where they live and their ethnicity. |
7 - Korea
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| The traditional Korean costume is called Hanbok, and is chosen by brides to wear at traditional weddings. |
8 - Scotland
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| The Scottish groom wears the traditional “dress” of his family. After the wedding, the bride wears a shawl with the same pattern as the groom’s “dress”, to show that she has become part of the family. |
9 - Kazakhstan
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| “Saukele” is the traditional headdress for Kazakh brides, which is usually prepared long before the bride reaches marriageable age. |
10 - Hungary
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| Hungarian brides usually wear a dress embroidered with flowers in three bright colors. She wears many undershirts and an elaborate headpiece. |
11 - Norway
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| In Norway, the traditional wedding dress is called "Bunad". The dress is also worn on other occasions during the year such as Christmas. |
12 - Ghana
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| Traditional Ghanaian weddings are often very colorful. Each family has a different patterned fabric, which is used to make the bride and groom's outfits. |
13- Nigeria
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| Nigeria is a large country with over 250 ethnic groups and 500 languages. Therefore, wedding customs in Nigeria are very diverse between regions, depending on geography, religion, ethnicity. However, Nigerian brides usually wear bright colors, and wrap a Gele scarf on their heads. |
14 - Caucasus
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| The traditional wedding dress of the Caucasus country has an epic quality with elegant, modest white tones. |
15 - Hawaii
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| Gentle but no less romantic like wedding dresses in Hawaii |
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| Vietnamese bride and groom radiant in wedding attire. |
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