WEDDINGS IN SPAIN

CEIP BEATO JUAN GRANDE CARMONA (SEVILLA)

WHAT IS A WEDDING?A wedding is the ceremony

where people are united in marriage.

Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes.

IN SPAIN THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF WEDDINGS.

CATHOLIC WEDDINGS.

GYPSY WEDDINGS.

CIVIL WEDDINGS.

CATHOLIC WEDDINGS

GYPSY WEDDINGS

CIVIL WEDDINGS

TYPICAL BRIDE’S COSTUME

•SHE HAS TO WEAR SOMETHING BLUE.

•THE GROOM CAN’T SEE HER DRESS BEFORE THE WEDDING.

•SHE HAS TO WEAR SOMETHING BORROWED.

TYPICAL GROOM’S COSTUME

GODMOTHER’S COSTUME

GODFATHER’S COSTUME

WEDDING RINGSTHEY MUST BE GOLD RINGS.THEY ARE CARRIED BY MAIDS OF

HONOR SETTED IN A CUSHION.

BRIDE’S BOUQUET

MAIDS OF HONORTHEY ARE ALWAYS CHILDREN OF

THE BRIDE AND GOOM’S FAMILY.

RELIGIOUS CEREMONYTHE GROOM MUST ARRIVE

TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE BRIDE.

THE BRIDE MUST ARRIVE FIVE MINUTES LATER.

THE GODMOTHER USED TO BE THE GROOM’S MOTHER OR SISTER.

THE GODFATHER USED TO BE THE BRIDE’S FATHER OR BROTHER.

THROW RICE TO THE BRIDEGROOM

SYMBOLIZES FERTILITY AND GOOD LUCK.

WEDDING BANQUETALL THE GUESTS EAT TOGETHER

AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.IN THE GYPSY WEDDINGS THE

BANQUET LEAST THREE DAYS AND THE BRIDE CHANGES HER COSTUMES MANY TIMES DURING IT.

THE BRIDEGROOM DANCES THE NUPTIAL DANCE.

TYPES OF BANQUETS

TYPICAL SPANISH WEDDING VIDEO