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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wedding Traditions in the Caribbean
It’s time for a wedding, man!
While many Caribbean Island weddings borrow from the
customs and traditions of the U.S. in their wedding ceremonies, the
peculiar blend of African and European cultures which is found nowhere
else in all the world give the Caribbean Islands a flavor all their own
when it comes to wedding traditions.
The bride and groom show off their finest clothes for the entire village.
While customs vary from island to island, it is
common for the bride and groom to dress in their finest clothes and to
walk from either the bride’s house or the groom’s house to the church
while the church bells ring, announcing the wedding to the whole island.
Typically everyone from the village lines the street to view the couple
as they walk to the church and it is customary for onlooker to comment
on the bride’s and groom’s clothes.
Traditionally guests were invited to the wedding by
word-of-mouth, with only a few honored guests receiving hand-written
invitations. However, a Caribbean Island wedding doesn’t stand on
ceremony, and anyone who shows up, invited or not, is welcome at the
wedding.
The bride’s father or often both of her parents escort
her down the aisle with her face hidden by a veil. At the end of the
ceremony, which is often a mixture of Catholic and Mayan and African,
the groom lifts the veil and kisses his new bride to the cheering of
family and friends.
A Caribbean Island wedding reception can go on all
night, with traditional steel-drum island music, lots and lots of sweet
but potent rum punch, wild dancing and many toasts to the health and
happiness of the new couple. Among the many wonderful hand-made gifts
which are traditional at Caribbean weddings are exquisite hand-made
quilts and home-made furniture.
A typical wedding feast features curried goat and spicy chicken jerky
The food at a typical island reception reflects the
uniqueness of the Islands. Where else in the world would you find
curried goat and duck,roti, paratha, spicy jerk chicken , fried plantains, and conch fritters at
a wedding feast? There is also some North America or English dishes, whatever your heart desires you can have it.Only in the Caribbean.
The traditional wedding cake is a “Black Cake” with the recipe handed down from mother to daughter for many generations.
An Island wedding cake is unique in all the world.
Tradition calls for a “Black Cake,” with the recipe handed down from
mother to daughter and improved upon by each succeeding generation. The
basic ingredients of an Island wedding cake include a pound of flour, a
pound of brown sugar, a pound of butter, and a pound of glazed cherries,
raisins, prunes, currants, and a dozen fresh eggs.
The cake is traditionally served with ice cream most times and all of the dried fruits are soaked in rum in a crock pot for
anywhere from two weeks to one year.
After the reception the new couple often spend a
week in seclusion in a home provided by the groom, or they may travel to
a nearby island and spend a glorious week together before returning to
their home to start their new life together.
An Island wedding is one of the most happy and
up-beat celebrations you will ever attend. Who can listen to the
melodious and haunting sound of the steel drum without the romance of
the tropics washing over their soul?
Come, mon – it’s time for a wedding!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wedding Vows
This wedding vow is a very standard vow. It has been used through out time for many many years. can we talk a little ? Give me the vows that you said at your wedding or one that you would like.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
You are engaged where do you start ?
The day you have waited for is here! He proposed whats next?
The best place to start is with your ceremony venue. you need to know that the church or temple or wherever you would like to have your wedding ceremony is available. This is very important as this is your starting point.
The best place to start is with your ceremony venue. you need to know that the church or temple or wherever you would like to have your wedding ceremony is available. This is very important as this is your starting point.
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