Airianna Mimetes wrote:
*laughs * this thread is perfect because I have been contemplating a marriage ceremony in my story recently (just ask poor Jonathan) and trying to figure out how a marriage would take place in my world. *watches and continues to think on her own *
Ooooh!
This is exciting news. Varon Netzah Mimetes wrote:
This isn't about age, or theology, or anything, but the actual ceremony.
I've noticed marriages in books I've read where the ceremonies look a lot, if not identical, like ours. Why is that? Many cultures have different marriage ceremonies. Why shouldn't our fantasy cultures have different ones as well?
Have you ever thought about this before? I only recently began to think about it, so I've begun put my thoughts to the marriages in Rhoronen.
What are the ceremonies in your cultures like? Or have you thought of them?
I've noticed marriages in books I've read where the ceremonies look a lot, if not identical, like ours. Why is that? Many cultures have different marriage ceremonies. Why shouldn't our fantasy cultures have different ones as well?
Have you ever thought about this before? I only recently began to think about it, so I've begun put my thoughts to the marriages in Rhoronen.
What are the ceremonies in your cultures like? Or have you thought of them?
Interesting question, Varon! I will have to work on this in Tevo, I haven't thought much about it up to now. I'll come back to this thread.
*Subscribes*
I thought of things from the husband and wife dumping water on each other's heads to candle dances. I need to think of some more, though.... * is reminded *
). I'd have fun reseaching different types of wedding ceremonies though! 
Which means I shall share my findings 
The mother of the bride and father of the groom preside over the ceremony. First, the bride gives the groom a dagger and says "I give you all power of life and death over me," or in Lukokish, "Nïvet krödï, ekeşusönï ëäns nïenet kîesdï nïemönet kîesdï meve dikçë enêru." The groom responds, "I accept your gift of love in love," or "Enêleruemït jäenes kîesej meve dirê enêru kones kekeok." Then he gives the dagger to his father, who says, "People of Lukok and God of that which is known and that which is unknown, witness this gift," or "Meoï Lükok kîesëz, Keşun jäveleş kîesëz jänuveleş kîesëz, di veş veşre ärv enêleru." He then kills a small animal called a cashewt using this dagger, to seal the promise. Then the groom gives the bride another dagger with the same words, and she gives the same response, and gives it to her mother, who says the same words as the groom's father and kills another cashewt.
I'd love to hear about anyone else's! And, like everybody else, I love the Rylle ceremony.