Wedding custom around the world (9)
Korea:Ducks are included in the wedding procession because ducks mate1) for life. The groom once traveled to the ride’s house on a white pony2), bearing fidelity3) symbols----a gray goose and gander4).
Malaysia:The groom’s gifts to the bride are delivered to her home by costumed children in a noisy procession, carrying lavish trays of food and currency folded into animal or flower shapes. Each wedding guest is given a beautifully decorated hard-boiled egg, a symbol of fertility.
Mexico:A“lasso5)”a very large rosary6), is wound around the couple’s shoulders and hands during the ceremony to show the union and protection of marriage. Guests at many Mexican weddings gather around the couple in a heart-shaped ring at the reception, perhaps before the first dance.