Here is just a sampling.
* In Peru, charms are attached to ribbons and placed between the layers of the wedding cake. Before the cake is cut, the single women gather around and pull a ribbon. The one who pills the ribbon with a ring attached is the next to marry.
* In Venezuela, the couple sneak away from their reception, without saying good-bye, for good luck.
* In Chile, the couple exchange rings when they announce their engagement. They wear their rings on their left hands until they are married, and then switch them to their right hands.
* In Egypt, the groom’s family proposes to the bride.
* In Morocco, the bride becomes mistress of her new home by walking around the outside of it three times.
* In Sudan, seven broomsticks are burned and thrown away to symbolize the couple’s discarding of any bad habits that could pose a threat to their marriage.
* In India, the bride must enter her in-laws’ home for the first time on her right foot and knock down a container of uncooked rice to bring good luck to the house.
* In Pakistan, the bride wears red, which symbolizes happiness.
* In the Ukraine, the couple share wedding bread symbolizing eternity and the unity of their families.
