Greek Wedding Traditions

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Greek At traditional Greek weddings, the bride and groom wear crowns attached by a ribbon or string, for portions of the ceremony. This physical tie symbolizes the couple's spiritual union as husband and wife. At the ceremony, the bride and groom are "crowned" by the best man to show that the couple are the King and Queen of their union as man and wife. The Greek tradition of the Kaslamantiano, the Circle Dance (famous from the movie Zorba), is done at the reception. Candy-coated almonds are given to the guests as favors. Click here for more wedding traditions from around the world