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A white dress, veil, something borrowed, old, new and blue - these are all the pieces essential to a traditional western wedding gown. And as with every tradition, there's an explanation for every detail in the wedding ceremony. And though we are all used to see white tones on a wedding dress, you don't have to look very far for an entirely different approach to the bride's attire. And as the cultures and wedding ceremony traditions vary from country to country, so does the unique dresses. Some brides adorn themselves in colorful wedding dresses, others paint their hands and faces by local customs, and some hide their faces completely behind layers of jewelry or veils.

Not everybody upholds these wedding traditions of course, and not everybody chooses the classical wedding dress color, and many people wear what they want for their Big Day, but this list compiled by Bored Panda provides a fascinating insight into the different ways that different people can celebrate the same occasion. Who knows, maybe you'll find some inspiration!

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Indian Wedding

Indian Wedding

In Indian culture, pink or red wedding dresses are often the garment of choice for brides. Married woman in the north of the country can often be identified by a red dot in the middle of their forehead.

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    Kazakhstani Bride

    Kazakhstani Bride

    In a traditional Kazakh wedding, brides typically wear a headdress known as a "Saukele" as well as a facial veil. The Saukele is usually prepared long before the girls reach the age of marriage.

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    Nigerian Bride

    Nigerian Bride

    Nigeria is a big country with around 250 ethnic groups and over 500 languages. Wedding ceremonies therefore change according to region, religion and ethnic background. However, Nigerian brides often wear brightly colored wedding clothes. They also often wear a Nigerian head tie called a Gele.

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    Hutsuls Wedding In Ukrainian Carpathians

    Hutsuls Wedding In Ukrainian Carpathians

    The Hutsuls are an ethno-cultural group of Ukrainians who have lived for centuries in the Carpathian mountains. The traditional wedding clothes are very colorful and the weddings themselves are very lively and full of dancing, games and jokes.

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    Traditional Wedding In Ghana

    Traditional Wedding In Ghana

    Traditional weddings in Ghana are often very colorful, and each family has its own cloth pattern that features on the bride and groom's wedding outfits.

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    Japanese Wedding

    Japanese Wedding

    For a traditional Japanese wedding, the bride often wears a pure white kimono for the formal ceremony, which symbolizes purity and maidenhood. After the ceremony the bride may then change into a red kimono to symbolize good luck.

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    Scottish Wedding

    Scottish Wedding

    Men in Scotland traditionally wear the kilt of his clan for his wedding. After the ceremony, the bride wears a shawl emblazoned with her new husband's clan colors to signify her transition into his family.

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    Mongolian Bride

    Mongolian Bride

    In a traditional Mongolian wedding ceremony, the bride and the groom each wear what's known as a Deel. A Deel is a form of patterned clothing that's been worn for centuries by Mongols and other nomadic tribes in Central Asia.

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    Romanian Bride From Oas Region

    Romanian Bride From Oas Region

    Weddings in Oas are an important event in the north-west part of Transylvania. The wedding is organized by the parents as well as the bride-and-groom-to-be and various different rituals are involved including the preparation of the dowry and the costumes, choosing the godparents, and preparing the wedding flag.

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    Chinese Wedding

    Chinese Wedding

    In China the colour red is considered to symbolize good luck. The colour is also believed to keep away evil spirits. It's therefore no surprise that traditional Chinese wedding outfits almost always feature the colour red.

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    Yakan Bride

    Yakan Bride

    The Yakan are an ethno-linguistic group that mostly inhabit the island of Basilan in the Philippines. Traditional weddings usually consist of two ceremonies, an Islamic one and an older, pre-Islamic ritual. The weddings are arranged by the parents and both the bride and groom wear face paint for the ceremony.

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    Bride In Gora Region Between Kosovo And Macedonia

    Bride In Gora Region Between Kosovo And Macedonia

    The Gorani people are Muslims by faith, but their traditions and customs contain various pagan elements. The bride is carried on a white horse covered with a scarf and a specially decorated umbrella during wedding festivities, and she accompanies her family to the neighbour's house of her husband-to-be.

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    Yvonne Bernal
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks just like a carefully crafted porcelain doll. How stunning.

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    Indonesian Wedding

    Indonesian Wedding

    Indonesia has over 17,000 islands and so weddings here vary greatly depending on where people live and which of the 300+ ethnic groups they belong to.

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    Traditional Wedding Costumes And Bridal Crown From Norway

    Traditional Wedding Costumes And Bridal Crown From Norway

    In Norway, the traditional wedding costume is called a Bunad. It can also be worn for other occasions such as christening parties.

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    Matyo Bride From Hungary

    Matyo Bride From Hungary

    In traditional Hungarian weddings, a brides attire usually includes an embroidered dress with floral patterns and three bright colors. She often wears many underskirts as well as an elaborate head-dress with wheat woven into it.

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    Traditional Peruvian Bride In Sacred Valley Near Cuzco, Peru

    Traditional Peruvian Bride In Sacred Valley Near Cuzco, Peru

    Traditional Andean wedding outfits are often bright and include woven cloaks and hats adorned with tassels and reflective material. A special skirt and poncho is made for the bride and groom's wedding day.

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    Traditional Wedding Costumes In Veliky Novgorod, Russia

    Traditional Wedding Costumes In Veliky Novgorod, Russia

    Russia has over 185 different ethnic groups, and many of these have their own separate wedding traditions. However, many Russian weddings last for at least two days and some go on for as long as a week.

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    Hamar Woman In Traditional Dress

    Hamar Woman In Traditional Dress

    The Hamar people come from Ethiopia. Unmarried women wear large collars made of red, green, and black coloured beads, and married women wear two distinct metals collars. First wives also wear a leather band with a large visible disk attached.

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    Korean Traditional Royal Wedding Costumes

    Korean Traditional Royal Wedding Costumes

    The Korean national costume is called the Hanbok, and a variation of this can be worn at traditional weddings. According to ancient tradition in, the groom should carry his wife around the table on his back. This is so the bride knows that her husband is reliable.

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    Malay Wedding

    Malay Wedding

    Most weddings in Malaysia are held according to the Muslim tradition. Brides often wear wedding dresses that include colors such as purple, violet, and cream.

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    Melia Janssen
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a big Malay population in Singapore too. And yes, we wear this too.

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