Historically, Viking wedding ceremonies occurred on a Friday, referred to as Frigg's Day or Freya's Day—after the goddess of ...

As wedding season approaches, some wedding planners look to other cultures for ways to celebrate marriage. An example is the Romanian Orthodox wedding tradition, which instead of spotlighting the ...

The tradition of Jewish matchmaking dates back to, well, Genesis 24—so, well before the song "Matchmaker" of Fiddler on the Roof fame brought matchmaking to Broadway. And that's just the start of ...

Marriage, as a social institution, has undergone numerous transformations across the world, and India is no exception. In ancient India, relationships were diverse and complex, with various forms of ...

Attitudes towards sex, love, and marriage in Ancient Egypt are as important as they are interesting, because they are likely to have informed or influenced attitudes and practices in Ancient Israel, ...

New research is uncovering a richer, more complex picture of women's roles as wives, priestesses, and scholars in ancient Greece. A woman places her robe in a chest in a fifth century B.C. Greek ...

Fifteen couples recently held a traditional group wedding at Lianxin Lake in Liaozhong district, Shenyang, Liaoning province.

A wedding day is a magical event full of love, traditions and sometimes superstitions. Every wedding is unique to the couple who is celebrating. Some weddings tend to be more traditional, while others ...