Wedding Traditions From Around The World That Will Shock You

Plunging in a Dagger, Bali

Shella Situmorang

Both the bride and groom carry knives for different parts of a Balinese ceremony. At one point, the groom will plunge his dagger, known as a kris, into a woven mat. Though some sources say this signifies that the bride is ready to settle down, others say it represents her deflowering. Either way, the pandanus mat will never be the same.

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