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Wedding Customs Of Spain
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Wedding Traditions |
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One tradition that is done in Spain is the “ Thirteen Coins “, known as
the “ Madrina de Arras “. The madrina de arras holds 13 coins that the groom presents to the bride. The coins
or arras is an old Roman Custom of breaking gold or sliver, with half to be kept by the woman and the other half by the man,
as a pledge of marriage One tradition that is done in Spain, is the “ Thirteen Coins “, known as the “ Madrina
de Arras “. The madrina de arras holds 13 coins that the groom presents to the bride. The coins or arras is an old Roman
Custom of breaking gold or sliver, with half to be kept by the woman and the other half by the man, as a pledge of marriage.
The coins are given to the bride by the groom showing that he will support her. These coins become part of the new couples
family heirloom. |
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Another tradition is that of the “ Lasso”. As part of the wedding
ceremony to symbolize unity, a large loop of the rosary beads is placed in a figure eight shape around the neck of the bride
and groom. The lasso is to show the union and protection of marriage. At the end of the marriage the lasso is removed, and
given to the bride as a moment of her becoming the mistress of the groom’s heart and home and shows their promise to
be together. Most weddings use the Latin music of the Mariachi
at the recessional. Traditional weddings prepare special weddings cookies that are small, round pastries made of almonds,
flour and butter. Also a tradition is the groom’s cake, which is a gift from the bride to the groom.
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