{"id":473,"date":"2010-05-20T12:05:49","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=473"},"modified":"2014-07-30T18:14:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T18:14:39","slug":"traditional-japanese-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/traditional-japanese-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Japanese Weddings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traditional Japanese weddings tend to take place at Shint\u014d shrines. Pictured to the right is a headgear called a\u00a0tsunokakushi (\u3064\u306e\u304b\u304f\u3057<\/strong>). The tsunokakushi covers the bride’s topknot, which is a kind of hairstyle called bukin takashimada (\u3076\u304d\u3093\u305f\u304b\u3057\u307e\u3060<\/strong>). When the bride puts on the tsunokakushi, she is showing her resolve to be an obedient and patient wife. The less flashier type of headgear is the watab\u014dshi (\u308f\u305f\u307c\u3046\u3057<\/strong>). It’s a white and silk headdress.<\/p>\n

The groom’s attire is usually black. The groom wears a formal montsuki (\u3082\u3093\u3064\u304d<\/strong>) or a kimono decorated with the groom’s family crest. The montsuki is tied by a sash and tucked in baggy pants called a hakama (\u306f\u304b\u307e<\/strong>). The groom’s attire is a complete contrast with the bride’s outfit because the bride’s outfit is usually white. However both the groom and bride wear several layers beneath the kimono.<\/p>\n

There’s an important ritual called \u3055\u3093\u3055\u3093\u304f\u3069<\/strong>. In this ritual, the bride and groom drink from three sake cups. The sake cups differ in size, from smallest to largest. Both the bride and groom take three sips from each sake cup. Drinking from\u00a0the\u00a0cups\u00a0symbolizes the couple’s union as husband and wife. To give you an idea of the ritual, a video is provided below :<\/p>\n