Religion or Culture?
the Walima - religious or cultural?
religious!
Is the bride an introvert or an extrovert?
extrovert
What time of the day is it recommended to get married at?
At night
Wasa’il ul-Shi’a, vol. 14, p. 62
What is the wedding capital of the world?
Hint: In the US...
Las Vegas, Nevada
What are the 4 "somethings" that a bride is supposed to have at her wedding?
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Religious or Cultural?
The groom should wash the bride’s feet and sprinkle that water in all the four corners of the room and house.
Religious!
Allāh (swt) will remove 70,000 types of poverty, 70,000 types of blessings will enter the house and 70,000 blessings will come upon the bride and groom. The bride will be safe from insanity, ulcers and leprosy.
Wasāil ash-Shīa, vol. 20, pg. 249, no. 25555
The bride is...
- right-handed
- left-handed
- ambidextrous
Left-handed
what are the only 2 wedding events that are religious?
the Nikkah and the Walima
what was the price of the most expensive wedding dress?
(closest to the answer wins)
$12.2 million dollars! The dress was designed by Martin Katz and Renee Strauss and had 150 carats of diamonds.
explain the cultural tradition: "ana ana"
when the father-in-law of the bride helps her collect as much money as she can from a pile of money the groom's side provides.
2 lies & a truth; find the truth!
- the bride wanted to be a GPS lady when she was young
- the bride hates board games
- the bride's shoe size is 8
the bride wanted to be a GPS lady when she was young
False, It is based on such teachings that Islam discourages girls from postponing their marriage because of education; instead, it says that girls should get married and then continue their education if they wish to do so.
Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, al-islam.org
Women have worn wedding rings for thousands of years. When and why did men begin wearing them?
World War II - It was a way men could remember their wives during the war.
Why were pearls for engagement rings considered bad luck?
White pearls look like tears, meaning suffering
fill in the blanks:
stepping on the _______ of a ________ animal is/used to be a cultural tradition in the middle east.
stepping on the blood of a slaughtered animal is/used to be a cultural tradition in the middle east.
2 lies & a truth; find the truth!
- the bride's dream job used to be an author
- the bride is 18 years old
- the bride's favourite subject was Arabic in grade 6.
the bride is 18 years old
In the Nikkah, who must say the following:
"An kah'tu nafsaka a'lal mah'ril ma'loom"
bonus:
what does it mean?
The wife-to-be/one who is representing the wife-to-be
bonus:
"I have given away myself in Nikkah to you, on the agreed Mahr."
How many weddings take place each day around the world? (closest number gets the point)
115,000 weddings per day
An old superstition spread the belief that it is bad luck to get married in which month? (Name 2)
May, January, August
Stepping on which fruit is a cultural wedding activity in the Hindu culture?
Coconuts!
What is the bride's favourite food?
double points:
what is the bride's Hogwarts house?
Popeyes
double points:
Slytherin
Which culture began exchanging of rings?
bonus:
why?
Egyptians
bonus:
as a sign of devotion