Assignment 6: Marriage

1. According to the author, one exmaple of ancient marriage that differed from the "one man, one woman idea" is that in Tibet a quarter of marriages consisted of brothers sharing one wife. This concept is in contrary to the "one man, one woman idea" of marriage because there are multiple men sharing one wife, rather then there being just one man and one women in the marriage.

2) The idea of postponing marriage is more common among middle class and poor couples. Couples strive to be financially stable before they get married.
Wedding traditions from the clip:
1. white dress & black tuxedo
2. drinking wine
3. the bouqet of flowers
4. bridesmaids/maid of honor
5. best man/groomsmen
6. the big veil/ lifting of the veil
7. groom not being able to see the dress before she walks down the isle
8. exchanging rings/ kissing the bride
9. Jewish traditions:
         -stomping of the glass
         -men wearing a yamaka

I chose to research the stomping of the glass tradition in the Jewish religion. Since I am Cuban, and have never attended a Jewish wedding, I was curious to know the meaning of this traiditon. In the Jewish religion, the groom is expected to stomp on glass, which is wrapped tightly with cloth. This process symboliozes the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalum and represents the suffering of the Jewish people--and is also a symbol of good luck. Because I am not Jewish, I do not plan on having my husband participate on the stomping of the glass, unless he is Jewish and would like too.