The Thunese have traditional wedding rituals and ceremonies that they historically practiced. Currently, this only applies to traditional practices and doesn’t apply to most modern matches.
Choosing a Spouse
Historically, the wealthy and those that could afford it would have bridal shows where the man would choose a wife from a selection chosen by his parents; The people getting engaged may have some freedom when it comes to marrying who they want depending on their parents, but even then there was still a lot of pressure from the parents. They also practice polyamory where a man may have multiple wives of equal status.
In cases that didn’t include a bridal show, marriages were still arranged by their parents, although they did have more freedom when it came to choosing a spouse. The people wanting to get married could ask their parents to arrange the marriage between them but the parents tended to have the final decision. They mainly used marriages to social climb by marrying into a wealthier family, although they were normally pressured to marry people in the same guild and class as them.
Modernly these traditions of choosing a spouse are not commonly followed, although polyamory is still followed by some of the wealthy. Nowadays if a couple wants to get married it is still a tradition to ask for their parent's approval but it is no longer required, and a couple can get married without it.
Parents still may have a sway in who their child married and there may still be elements of arranged matches at play; there are apps for people looking for a marriage and people may go through profiles on these apps with their parents as they look for a good match.
Engagement and Marriage Ceremony
When one wishes to propose in traditional Thunese fashion, one will give an obvious engagement gift to their significant other, and in return, the other will accept the gift and later reciprocate by giving the other an engagement gift as well. The most common engagement gift is a piece of wedding regalia, like jewelry.
A traditional wedding ceremony is often done in front of a local guild leader and is a big event and show of wealth with many people being invited, days of feasting and celebrations, and fancy traditional clothing being worn. At the wedding the couple exchanges bracelets that symbolize their marriage.
Thunese Marriage Bracelets
At a Thunese marriage, at least according to traditional customs, the couple exchange bracelets. The purpose of these bracelets is to symbolize the couple's marriage and commitment to each other.
These bracelets are often based on traditional Thunese jewelry with geometric patterns and such. These bracelets are often wide cufflike bracelets that have a hing and pin mechanism to keep them closed. To take off one's wedding bracelet is very taboo and is said to show that the one taking it off has no respect for their marriage.
Other more bangle-like bracelets may be worn overtop of the marriage bracelet but these are more decorative and a sign of wealth.
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