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= Religion and Marriage Rituals  =



**Questions**: 1. Why are the wedding rituals so different? 2. Do wedding rituals change when people relocate? 3. How do people in these religions feel about the wedding their rituals?
 * Religions **: Hinduism and Christianity.

Different religions contain different marriage rituals. My project is based on marriage rituals of Hinduism and Christianity. These two types of rituals are very different because each religion has their own way of embracing two people coming together forever. Although every religion has their own type of wedding ritual they all have a symbolic item like flowers and a public proclamation. Everyone has a different social class like Hindus and Christians and although they know what they traditional weddings are suppose to be like they might not be able to afford it so they have to take the expensive part of the rituals out and then their family offspring’s do the same and eventually the ritual changed. The movement of people and culture also affect their wedding rituals because people that have moved they won’t be able to have the exact rituals and the rituals that they can perform spreads throughout families and more and more people add their own views to and make it their own. Hinduism wedding contains 13 different rituals they are Vara Satkaarah, Madhuparka Ceremony, Kanya Dan, Vivah –Homa, Pani-Grahan, Pratigna-Karan, Shila Arohan, Laja-Homah, Parikrama, Saptapadi, Abhishek, Anna Praashan, and Aashirvadah. Christianity contains 3 major parts The groom sends a car to pick up the bride, exchanging vows/saying I do, the reception, and the couples honeymoon which is more of a choice if the couple goes or doesn’t go. people that are in these religions like their wedding rituals but when they relocate their offspring tends to like it a little less because they get used to the new life styles. Religions hinduism and Christianity have different wedding rituals because they have different beliefs and live different life styles. Wedding rituals matter to everyone because it's the way that two people celebrate their special day.





This is a quote from the Christian Bible, it is a part of Christian wedding rituals, the priest states this to the bride and groom before they say i do. The couple then has to decide weather to say i do or just walk away. This is one of the most important ritual in a Christian wedding because it were the bride and groom really decide if they want to spend the rest of their lives together.





This quote is from the Christian bible. It states why people get married and how neither the wife nor the husband have any power over their own bodies. In Christianity in order to be called husband and wife the bride and groom must first sign a contract stating that they will be there for each other and this quote basically states that they will always be there for each other if they have come together as one. They have power over each others bodies and not their own. Signing the contract is the most important ritual of a christian wedding.





Signing a piece of paper isn't one of the most important rituals.In a Hindu wedding the process rituals that lead up to that ritual are more important because its the process to their commitment to one another, then when they finally get to that point it means creating a strong social bond between the bride and groom, this bond can not be broken because if it is then so is the marriage.





This quote stated what it means to be married in Hindu culture and it is some what different from christianity culture because it is believed that christians choose to get married for different reasons. Marriage is a spiritual growth therefor there is a ritual in a hindu wedding that symbolizes this growth. A Hindu wedding contains rituals throughout it to represent growth and passion into the progress of their souls coming together as one.





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 * VIDEO # 1 ** **-** Hindu marriage rituals
 * VIDEO #2 ** - Christian wedding rituals.

Wedding rituals are important no matter what religion you are because they are what determines if you are married or not. Every type of religion has their own types of rituals and although they may be very different most have the same meaning in the end which is these two people coming together and spending the rest of their lives with each other. Even if you have the same religion there are times were your wedding rituals still won't be the same because it depends on what beliefs that you have and culture you want to embrace at your special day. It is believed that no matter what the rituals are if the girl and the boy come together and become one they are married and the process may have taken a different path but these two people still came together for that 1 reason because they love each other & believe that their love will never break and will be there forever.


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