Asian Traditions

Asian Traditions are a reflection of the wonderful culture and civilization that the continent has been supporting since time immemorial. Over the years local traditions have mingled with popular religious customs to give each region in Asia its own intrinsic beauty. The Asian Traditions of marriage are important in their own way for they aim to bind not only the bride and the groom but also their brides with the help pf these traditions. Family has always played an important role in all the ancient civilizations of Asia. Due to this reason, Asian Traditions ensure that every family member plays a vital role in a family marriage. Beginning from the clergy to the parents of the couple, each have their assigned duties. The underlying meaning of all these religious performances are quite essential. Most of the times, these traditions are a means to bring the two families closer to each other. For instance in most parts of India, the newly wedded bride is supposed to get gifts for all the family members. This is nothing but an attempt on the part of the society to begin a sweet relationship between the bride and the members of the family of which she is about to be a part of. Another important ritual that every Indian lady has to perform before leaving her paternal hose is the ritual of throwing grains behind her as leaves for her in laws place. The significance of this ritual is that the girl symbolically tries to pay back everything that she has received from her parents for so long. It also symbolizes her transformation as a member of a new family altogether.

Japanese marriages are also an integral part of Asian Traditions. If it is a Buddhist marriage, then two strings of beads are interwoven, symbolizing the coming together of the newly wedded souls and the families to which they belong. In Shinto Marriages the bride must wear purple iris flowers on top of her extensively worked upon grand kimono. This is because ancient Japanese tradition considers purple to be the color of love. Asian Traditions also incorporates Chinese traditions where red is the color of love. Hence the bride is adorned in red colored dress with heavy works of dragon painted all over the dress. The groom on the other hand wears a black silk dress and must present a roasted pig as an engagement gift to the bride's family.