What is marriage? Know how it is in the Philippines and on different cultures. This ppt also includes information about wedding rituals of different countries and of different religions. It also includes a list of the different types of marriages.

1. “We assume [...] that love is a precondition for marriage.
But this assumption is not shared in cultures that
practice arranged marriages. Moreover, until recently in
North America, marital choices, especially those by
women, were strongly influenced by considerations of
economic security, family background, and professional
status. [...] Cultures vary in the importance they place
upon romantic love.”
"Social Psychology" by David Myers (1999)2

3. A relationship between one or more men (male or female)
and one or more women (female or male) recognized by
society as having a continuing claim to the right of access to
one another.
Marriage is a legal union of
a man and a woman for life.
 union of two persons,
 fusion of two families,
 unification of two clans

4. Giving a husband/wife or his/her family control over a spouse's
sexual services, labor, and property.
Giving a husband/wife responsibility for a spouse's debts.
Giving a husband/wife visitation rights when his/her spouse is
incarcerated or hospitalized.
Giving a husband/wife control over his/her spouse's affairs
when the spouse is incapacitated.
Establishing the second legal guardian of a parent's child.
Establishing a joint fund of property for the benefit of children.
Establishing a relationship between the families of the spouses.

5. Legal capacity of the contracting parties who must be a
male and a female, 18 years old and above without any
impediment to get married.
Consent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing
officer.
Authority of the solemnizing officer
Same-sex marriage is currently not allowed in the country.

6. Marriage proposal
 Pamamanhikan or the "parental marriage
proposal", a formal way of asking the parents
of the woman for her hand.
Wedding announcement
 The couple goes to the homes of relatives to
inform the latter of their status as a couple
and the schedule of their nuptial.
Wedding date and invitation
 The invitation contains the date and venue
for the wedding ceremony and for the
wedding reception, as well as the names
and roles of the principal sponsors of the
bride.
Weddings in the Philippines are commonly
held during the month of June.

7.  Filipino Muslims in the Mindanao region of the
Philippines commonly practice pre-arranged
marriages and betrothal.
The Tausog people's wedding include the pangalay, a
celebration or announcement performed by means of the playing
of percussion instruments like as the gabbang, the kulintang, and
the agong. Included in the wedding ceremony that is officiated by
an Imam are readings taken from the Qur'an and the placement
of the groom's fingerprint on the forehead of the bride.

8. Bridewealth
• payment to wife and/or wife’s family
• pays for loss of daughter
• establishes an enduring bundle of reciprocal rights & obligations
between relatives of the couple that will last as long as the
marriage lasts
Dowry
• payment to husband and/or husband family
• correlated to low women gender status
• pays for adding women to descent group

9. Broom-jumping is most often
found in African-American
weddings. Before, enslaved men
and women would declare their
union by jumping over a broom
together.
Mazel Tov!
This is the breaking of the glass in
Jewish weddings, in which the
groom crushes a glass under his
foot at the end of the ceremony.
Jumping the Broom

10. The bride's attendants are young
girls rather than the
contemporaries. This happens to
Royal weddings in the United
Kingdom.
Peruvian Cake Pull
In Peru, single women pulls a
ribbon from the cake. And the
woman who picks picks the
ribbon with the fake wedding
ring is said to marry next.
Baby Bridesmaids

11. Christianity
Marriage is regarded as a sacrament, a sacred institution, or a covenant.
 The mutual love between man and wife becomes an image of the
eternal love with which God loves humankind.
 The celebration of marriage between two Catholics normally takes place
during the public liturgical celebration of the Holy Mass.
"'...So they are no longer two, but one.
Therefore what God has joined together,
let man not separate."
— Jesus
[Matthew 19:6]

12. Judaism
Marriage is based on the laws of
the Torah and is a contractual
bond between a man and a
woman in which the woman
dedicates herself to be the
exclusive woman of a single
man.
This contract is called Kiddushin.
Hinduism
Marriage is regarded as a sacred
duty that entails both religious
and social obligations. In India
and generally in South
Asia, arranged marriages are still
predominant compared to the
so called love marriages today.

13. Buddhism
The Buddhist view of marriage
considers marriage a secular
affair and thus not a sacrament.
Buddhists are expected to follow
the civil laws regarding marriage
laid out by their respective
governments.
Islam
Islam also commends marriage,
with the age of marriage being
whenever the individuals feel
ready, financially and
emotionally.

14. Here are the common types of Marriage
 1. Monogamy = marriage between two partners
 2. Polygamy = plural marriage = an individual has more than one spouse
• Polygamy is illegal in the United States and in European countries. However, it is legal --even
preferred-- in many countries and in numerous local societies throughout the world.
 3. Polygyny = one man many wives
 4. Polyandry = one woman many husbands; occurs very rarely in a few isolated tribal societies.
These societies include some bands of the Canadian Inuit.
 5. Levirate = a widow marries dead husband’s brother
 6. Sororate = a widower marries dead wife’s sister
 7. Cousin marriage
• Patrilateral parallel (sex linking relative)-cousin marriage
-marriage of a man to his father’s brother’s daughter or of a woman to her father’s
brother’s son
-Property is retained in the male line of descent often related to more property
ownership
• Matrilateral cross-cousin marriage
-Marriage of a woman to her father’s sister’s son or of a man to his mother’s brother’s
daughter
-Less about property than about ties of solidarity between groups

15. Some Types of Marriage
 Love marriage - A marriage where the basis for the marriage is love.
 Same-sex marriage - A marriage between two people who are of the same sex.
 Self-marriage - A marriage by a person to himself or herself.
 Arranged marriage - A marriage that is at some level arranged by someone other than those
being married.
 Child marriage - A practice in which the parents of two small children (even infants) arrange a
future marriage.
 Forced marriage - A marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without his/her
consent or against his/her will.
 Intermarriage or Mixed marriage - Marriage between people belonging to different religions,
tribes, nationalities or ethnic backgrounds.
 Lavender marriage - A marriage between a man and a woman in which one, or both, parties
are, or are assumed to be, homosexual.
 Group marriage - A form of polygamous marriage in which more than one man and more
than one woman form a family unit, and all members of the marriage share parental
responsibility for any children arising from the marriage.

16.  http://denoh001.hubpages.com/hub/Comparison-of-Marriage-Practices-in-Three-
Cultures
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_and_wedding_customs_in_the_Philippines
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage
 http://www.livescience.com/16810-10-world-wedding-traditions.html

17.  The groom or bride should avoid traveling beforehand to prevent
accidents from happening.
 The bride must not wear pearls as these are similar to tears.
Wedding gowns cannot be worn in advance as any black-coloured
clothing during the ceremony, and sharp objects cannot be given as gifts.
 Superstitious beliefs on good fortune include showering the married couple
with uncooked rice, as this wishes them a prosperous life together.
 The groom should arrive at the venue before the bride.
 A single woman who will follow the footsteps of a newly married couple
may enhance her opportunity to become a bride herself.
 Siblings are not permitted to marry within the calendar year as this is
considered bad luck. The remedy to this belief, called sukob, is to have the
one marrying later pass through the back entrance of the church instead
of its main doors.