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The Penan nomads who live on the island Borneo (southwest of the Philippines) maintain that women do not have a soul until their wedding day.
Early Roman brides carried a bunch of herbs, such as garlic and rosemary, under their veils to symbolize fidelity and fertility and to ward off evil. These herbs served as a precursor to the modern bridal bouquet.
The phrase Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe symbolizes continuity, optimism for the future, borrowed happiness, fidelity, and wealth or good luck, respectively.
Because white is the color of mourning in Eastern cultures, white wedding dresses are uncommon.
Las Vegas is the top wedding destination with over 100,000 weddings a year, followed by Hawaii at 25,000 weddings a year.
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