June is considered the month for weddings (only now the most popular
month is Octoer). It may seem a little early to think about marriage, but many
weddings are family events; sometimes the whole community celebrates. The
following activities reveal fun facts about this important tradition.
CONNECT:
- Explore wedding ceremonies around the world via these National Geographic photos: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/125/photos/explore-weddings/
- Did you know wedding veils are over 2000 years old? Here are more fun trivia about wedding rituals: https://www.factmonster.com/cool-stuff/dating-and-marriage/wedding-rituals
- And here are 10 interesting facts about traditional Chinese weddings: http://www.chinesecultureshop.com/10-interesting-facts-about-chinese-wedding/
- The BBD shares traditions associated with Jewish weddings: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/rites/weddings_1.shtml
- And here is more history about Jewish weddings: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ancient-jewish-marriage/
- Can numbers be romantic? Here are statistics related to weddings and honeymoons: https://www.tripsavvy.com/wedding-statistics-and-honeymoon-facts-1860546
CREATE:
- Create a guessing game using these wedding custom facts from different cultures: http://www.beau-coup.com/cultural-traditions-weddings.htm#chinese
- Mehndi or mehendi is a form at body art, which is usually applied henna on women’s hands and feet, especially for Hindi and Muslim weddings. Try creating your own henna hands by following the directions at http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/06/07/henna-hands-a-simple-craft/
CARE:
- Know someone who is having a wedding? Kids can help by making these wedding crafts: https://www.hodgepodgecraft.com/top-10-wedding-craft-ideas-which-are-simple-enough-even-for-kids-to-do/
- Here are some ways for children to feel part of a wedding ceremony: https://www.thespruce.com/children-and-weddings-3490185
CAREERS:
There’s a movie titled The
Wedding Planner. If you watch it, you will see how it is not just one
person’s job; it entails many people in several industries: fashion, food, flowers,
interior design, lodging, business, media and publication, transportation as
well as religion. And since there are over 2 million weddings per year, just in
the United States, it is a stable career choice. Would you belive a $50 billion
annual industry? A wedding-related career might be a match made in heaven.
Wedding industry insider interview: https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-break-into-the-wedding-industry
Here in our region, November/December is considered as wedding season, we have lots of weddings that sometimes we found it hard to attend all. Good post, thanks for sharing it
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