8 Strange Wedding Traditions from Around the World

Every bride should cry at the wedding ceremony

The Tujia people of China have a strange custom when it comes to their wedding ceremony, namely that every bride has to cry. It is believed that this traditional Chinese custom helps future brides to express their gratitude, love and respect toward their family, especially their parents. Unfortunately, when the bride doesn’t manage to cry during the ceremony, their guests will consider her a poorly educated girl.

According to some Tujia women, brides should practice their crying a few months before the wedding ceremony. They spend on average about an hour each night crying and after 10 days of training, all the women in the family join them and practice together. Of course, this weeping tradition symbolizes the happiness of starting a new life with their soul mate and these are tears of joy.