marriage customs and rites

"Fancy Nancy can't wait to attend her uncle's wedding. She envisions the most exquisite celebration to take place--after all, she's never been to a wedding before. But when Nancy learns that her uncle and his fianc?e, Dawn, are taking a more nontraditional route, she's afraid it won't be the fancy wedding she had hoped for"--Amazon.

"For thousands of years, marriage was a business transaction between two families. Fathers chose husbands for their daughters to build power, wealth, and social status. Rules about acceptable spouses were strict. Interfaith and interracial marriages were often forbidden. Over the centuries, laws and traditions governing marriage have changed dramatically ... In some places, however, centuries-old customs are still firmly in place. Modern matrimony has ... [both its good and bad sides. This book shows both] the good and the bad, with people from around the world discussing the complexities and the joys of marriage"--Provided by publisher.

"Jing has come into the world with a powerful destiny. Buther life isn't easy. She is teased about her name, and her father is a poor farmer in the village of Huanan who makes barely enough for their family to survive. Now that Jing is eleven, she is to be sold as bride to the wealthy Guo family, This prosperous proposal is a rare opportunity that her elders don't want to miss, but the price is at great cost Jing's integrity. When she marries, she becomes the wife and nursemaid to Ju'nan, a three-year-old. Forced from one horrible situation to another, Jing feels she has only one choice: run away. With the help of a spider who weaves ameans to escape, and a nightingale who forces a path to freedom, Jing embarks on a magical quest that leads her back to herself"--Jacket flap.

"Fancy Nancy can't wait to attend her uncle's wedding. She envisions the most exquisite celebration to take place--after all, she's never been to a wedding before. But when Nancy learns that her uncle and his fianc?e, Dawn, are taking a more nontraditional route, she's afraid it won't be the fancy wedding she had hoped for"--Dust jacket.

Describes how people from different cultures and religions celebrate weddings.

When she discovers that her husband and his mother are planning to kill her because she has failed to produce a child and her family has failed to produce the promised dowry, Megha, running for her life, finds a safe harbor in the arms of a good friend, a relationship that is strictly forbidden.

Studies courting and wedding traditions in various cultures and religions.

Contains advice on all aspects of traditional and contemporary wedding planning and on building a solid marriage relationship.

Aku-nna, a young Ibo girl schooled in her people's rituals and beliefs, undergoes kidnapping, forced betrothal, and near-shame out of love for Chike, son of a former slave.