"The Heart of Goan Weddings: Exploring the Emotions and Rituals"

 Here are some fascinating insights into some of the unique customary Goan wedding traditions

Chuddo the Bangle Ceremony

While bangles may often be considered a more North India affair, bangles have a very strong influence in the traditional Goan customs.

Goan bride to be is made to wear some of the best custom-made glass bangles made exclusively for her before her wedding.

Coconut milk cleansing for the couple

Coconut milk is used as the anointing liquid believed to wash away the life of being single and ready to enter life as married couple.

The ceremony is filled with fun, music and laughter and continues to hold its traditions with the breaking of eggs on the couple's forehead as a good luck charm.

Bhuim Jevon - Meals for the poor

Goans as a mark of respect for the elders who are no longer living have a dedicated ceremony for their appeasement.

A meal ceremony known as the Bhuim Jevon is undertaken where meals offered for the poor and needy. 

This idea is to seek blessings of the couple from the poor as well as from their deceased relatives and friends.

Oopsun- The official farewell to the bride

During the marriage ceremony, a traditional ceremony known as the Oopsun is performed.

 Here the father or guardian of the bride officially gives away the bride to her husband signifying the formal marriage ceremony.

Appoune- The post-wedding welcome

Post the wedding ceremony, the father of the bride invites the newly married couple to their home.

The bride traditionally wears a red colored dress or sari known as 'Saddo' signifying her new beginning in life.

Conclusion- The Goan society has its own set of customs and traditions which are both unique and insightful. These wedding traditions add up the spice in a regular Goan marriage making it unique from any other part of India or the globe. 

"Unveiling the Unique Wedding Traditions of Goa: A Cultural Perspective"

When it comes to Goa, people often consider it synonymous to being carefree fun and frolic.

While Goans do live up their lives in a very coastal upbringing, something only Goans can, the community has its very own traditions and customs especially when it comes to marriage ceremonies.

The Goan wedding ceremonies like many other parts of India happen over a number of days. Pre-wedding rituals to the wedding day and post-wedding rituals often stretch from 4 to 7 days leading to the culmination of a true Goan wedding.

Different villages have their own unique cultural traditions being followed from generation to generation.

Many such traditions are not limited to any one religion and are often more of a cultural tradition followed by almost all communities in Goa.

Both the Hindus as well as the Christian communities celebrate the bangle ceremony known as Chuddo in the local language.

Anointing both the bride to be and the groom to be is a customary tradition followed across Goa. Friends, relatives, and neighbors all take turns in Anointing the soon to be married bride and groom.