What I like most about weddings in my culture - Contest LOH 219 [ENG-ESP]
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Hello girls, happy and blessed 2025 to all of you. In my entry for Community Contest # 219 I would like to answer the following question.
I chose this statement because I love weddings as much as I love the TV show Say Yes to the Dress and also because I have always had the illusion of getting married. I started my family 18 years ago but my husband and I are not married and although that has not prevented us from having a relationship based on love, consideration, solidarity and commitment, we do not have the legal or religious blessing. So today I will not tell you about my personal experience but about what I would have liked according to the experiences of others like my mom and my sister. Yes, I was the only one who did not get married.
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I belong to the catholic religion so the wedding is sponsored by a priest under the guidelines of that religion, but first of all and as you may have noticed we are going to talk about the dress, I love long wedding dresses and with a headdress with a veil that covers the face of the bride as she enters the church, although the veil is not used much unless the bride is a virgin or has not had a past before who will be her husband, but the dress is still wearing white and long. I have seen many wedding dresses that I love, maybe someday I will wear one.
Regarding the ceremony, what I like the most is the time when the arras and rings are given. My mother keeps the 13 coins that my father gave her 43 years ago as a symbol of providing what is necessary for the family, that was the meaning that my mother once explained to me, but it also means sharing and supporting each other in good times, bad times of wealth and poverty, the fact is that the meaning of the arras is related to the economic part. The delivery of the rings is one of the most emotional moments of a ceremony, because it represents the declaration of having been chosen above all the rest of the people, the commitment of fidelity and love, it is the moment when with a jewel you tell your partner you are the best thing that has happened to me and I want you to have this ring to remember that I love you and I will never hurt you. Well, that’s how I see it.
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Those would be my favorite parts of the ecclesiastical wedding, then when leaving the church it is customary to throw rice to the bride and groom as a symbol of abundance and prosperity for the family they are going to start, it is the wish of the attendees that they never lack anything, for me it is like when on December 31 we eat and throw lentils for a prosperous and abundant year. Something like that.
As for the celebration I will Only talk about three points that for me would mark the cultural part of a wedding, these would be the first dance, the toast and the bride’s bouquet. Previously the first dance was done with a waltz and you could say it was boring, but now I love that this has changed because nowadays the bride and groom choose a song that represents them as a couple and that is the one they use for their first dance as spouses and even practice a choreography, I say this because a week ago a cousin got married and when I saw the video on Facebook it was amazing the choreography that she and her husband did, something simple but it looked very very nice.
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The toast serves to give thanks and wish happiness, although in the weddings I have been to they do not do as in the movies where the best man and the parents offer a toast, in the ones I have attended the toast is made by the newlyweds and then they cross their arms to drink from each other’s glass, although I have no idea what this crossing of the glasses represents I imagine it is like saying, our lives are intertwined from here on out. Lastly the bride’s bouquet, it is customary for the bride to throw her bouquet to where the unmarried women are and the one who catches it will be the next to get married.
Well, my friends, this would be the most significant part of a wedding in my culture as a Venezuelan and Catholic. I would like you to share with me what you think.
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Hola chicas, feliz y bendecido 2025 para todas. En mi participación para el Concurso # 219 de la comunidad me gustaría responder a la siguiente pregunta.
Escogí este enunciado porque me encantan las bodas, así como me gusta el programa de televisión Say Yes to the Dress o en español Vestido de Novia y además porque siempre tuve la ilusión de casarme. Formé mi familia hace 18 años pero mi marido y yo no somos casados y aunque eso no ha impedido que tengamos una relación basada en el amor, consideración, solidaridad y compromiso, pues no tenemos la bendición legal ni religiosa. Por lo que hoy no les hablaré de mi experiencia personal sino de lo que me hubiera gustado según las experiencias ajenas como la de mi mamá y la de mi hermana. Si, fui la única que no se casó.
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Pertenezco a la religión católica así que la boda es auspiciada por un sacerdote bajo las directrices de dicha religión, pero primero que todo y como se debieron dar cuenta vamos a hablar del vestido, me encantan los vestidos de novias largos y con un tocado que lleve un velo que cubra la cara de la novia mientras va entrando a la iglesia, aunque ya no se usa mucho el velo al menos que la novia se mantenga virgen o no haya tenía un pasado antes de quien va a ser su esposo, pero el vestido si se sigue llevando de color blanco y largo. He visto muchísimos vestidos de novia que me enamoran, tal vez algún día use uno.
Con respecto a la ceremonia lo que más me gusta es la hora de la entrega de las arras y los anillos. Mi madre conserva las 13 monedas que mi padre le entrego hace 43 años como símbolo de proveer lo necesario para la familia, ese fue el significado que una vez mi mamá me explicó, pero también significa compartir y apoyarse mutuamente en los momentos buenos, malos de riqueza y pobreza, el caso es que el significado de las arras está relacionado con la parte económica. La entrega de los anillos es uno de los momentos más emotivos de una ceremonia, porque representa la declaración de haberse escogido sobre todo el resto de las personas, el compromiso de fidelidad y amor, es el momento en que con una joya le dices a tu pareja eres lo mejor que me ha pasado y quiero que tengas este anillo para que recuerdes que te amo y nunca te haré daño. Bueno, así lo veo yo.
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Esas vendrían siendo mis partes favoritas de la boda eclesiástica, luego al salir de la iglesia se acostumbra lazar a los novios arroz como símbolo de abundancia y prosperidad para la familia que van a comenzar, es el deseo de los asistentes de que nunca les falte nada, para mí es como cuando el 31 de diciembre comemos y nos lanzamos lentejas por un año próspero y de abundancia. Algo así.
En cuanto a la celebración solo les hablaré de tres puntos que para mí marcarían la parte cultural de una boda, estos serían el primer baile, el brindis y el ramo de la novia. Anteriormente el primer baile se realizaba con un vals y se puede decir que era aburrido, pero ahora me encanta que esto haya cambiado porque actualmente los novios escogen una canción que los represente como pareja y esa es la que usan para su primer baile como esposos y hasta practican una coreografía, lo digo porque hace una semana se casó una prima y cuando vi el video en Facebook fue increíble la coreografía que junto a su esposo realizaron, algo sencillo pero se vio muy muy bonito.
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El brindis sirve para dar gracias y desear felicidad, aunque en las bodas en las que he estado no hacen como en las películas que el padrino y los padres ofrecen un brindis, en las que he asistido el brindis lo realizan los recién casados y luego cruzan sus brazos para beber de la copa del otro, aunque no tengo ni idea que representa este cruce de las copas me imagino que es como decir, nuestras vidas están entrelazadas de aquí en adelante. Por último el ramo de la novia, se acostumbra que la novia lance su ramo hacia donde están las solteras y la que lo agarre será la próxima en casarse.
Bueno amigas esto sería lo más significativo de una boda en mi cultura como venezolana y católica. Me gustaría que compartieras conmigo lo que piensas.
Un buen paseo sin duda alguna por todos los rincones de una boda. la verdad es que casi toda niña sueña con ese vestido de novia, claro las cosas están cambiando un poco pero básicamente si deseamos esos momentos. Un abrazo de un buen recorrido @beysyd
A good walk without a doubt through all the corners of a wedding. The truth is that almost every girl dreams of that wedding dress, of course things are changing a little but basically we do want those moments. A hug for a good journey
Claro, yo creo que hasta la que diga que no en el fondo lo desea 😃
Gracias por el apoyo, saludos señora @sacra97
Excelente participación querida hiver amiga, es notorio que te encantan las bodas , pues hablas de ellas con algarabía y pasión; ni hablar de como describes el vestido de novia de tu gusto, muy compartido por cierto, le coloca el toque mágico a la anhelada ceremonia. Éxitos en tu participación.
Que bueno que te gustó. Muchas gracias por tu visita y apoyo.
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That's such a lovely tradition. It's amazing how tossing rice at the bride and groom is a meaningful way to wish them well as they begin their new life together. In our culture, we do something similar where we toss rice at the couple after the ceremony. It represents our hopes for a happy and successful life full of good times and joy for the newlyweds. It’s a really nice thing to do, kind of like sending good vibes and wishes for what’s ahead. Traditions like these totally show how everyone desires love and happiness to thrive in every marriage 🙏
There are many cultural coincidences, because in reality that is what is desired for a newlywed couple. Love, prosperity and abundance.
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I am sorry if I sound personal,I am just interested to know why you didn't get marry while you have been living with the man for 18 years. That's so long a time. I mean is there anything in marriages that you people feel arduous to accomplish or what? Sorry again if that's too personal a question. Of course, you may choose to not answer.
About the traditions you have mentioned, they sound lovely especially the ring exchanges. I imagine the cheers from the attendees at that time.
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Undoubtedly weddings are very emotional, as you reflect in your writing, the moments of the ceremony and the celebration of marriage, highlighting the culture of our country, thanks for sharing,
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