1. WEDDINGS IN SPAIN CEIP BEATO JUAN GRANDE CARMONA (SEVILLA)

2. 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.

3. IN SPAIN THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF WEDDINGS. CATHOLIC WEDDINGS. GYPSY WEDDINGS. CIVIL WEDDINGS.

4. CATHOLIC WEDDINGS

5. GYPSY WEDDINGS

6. CIVIL WEDDINGS

7. 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.

8. TYPICAL GROOM’S COSTUME

9. GODMOTHER’S COSTUME

10. GODFATHER’S COSTUME

11. WEDDING RINGS THEY MUST BE GOLD RINGS. THEY ARE CARRIED BY MAIDS OF HONOR SETTED IN A CUSHION.

12. BRIDE’S BOUQUET

13. MAIDS OF HONOR THEY ARE ALWAYS CHILDREN OF THE BRIDE AND GOOM’S FAMILY.

14. RELIGIOUS CEREMONY THE 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.

15. THROW RICE TO THE BRIDEGROOM SYMBOLIZES FERTILITY AND GOOD LUCK.

16. WEDDING BANQUET ALL 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.

17. TYPES OF BANQUETS

19. TYPICAL SPANISH WEDDING VIDEO