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Wedding is always a heavenly ceremony
as it represents the amalgamation of minds. There are several types of
wedding in the world. One such type of marriage is the Goan style of
marriage.
A Goan wedding is different is some
aspects. In a Goan Christian marriage, the proposal comes from the
girl’s family.
The girl’s family and their relatives
visit the homes of prospective grooms with proposals of marriage. If
every detail is found to be satisfactory, the girl and also her parents
meet the groom.
The next step of a wedding of Goa is
that the bride and the groom meet in the proposer’s presence in the
home of a relative.
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The bride and the groom meet in the
presence in of elders for the first time. If their consent is given,
then the wedding can be finalized and the preparations for a Goan
wedding begin. The bride and groom are given more time to decide, if
they fail to decide at once.
After they are engaged, they can meet
anywhere without any restrictions. A wedding in Goa is always different
from a wedding in any other part in Western Europe as there are certain
elements of Goan life involved in the wedding that make it interesting.
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Goan wedding includes, church,
reception hall, wedding car, caterers and various other arrangements.
The expenses of the wedding in Goa are shared by both families.
The groom’s family provides the bride
her wedding finery that comprises of her wedding gown, handkerchief,
veil, purse and shoes.
Traditionally, the groom’s parents
take money and this amount is sent one day before the wedding. The
groom’s mother also demands gold or articles to be given, but the
recent generations have eliminated this tradition.
The Catholics marry according to the
colonial laws. A marriage certificate is produced by the Civil
Registrar.
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The wedding in Goa is done in the typical
style by reading the church service for three Sundays consecutively.
This is done to know if there is any objection and also to protect the
interest of both the parties.
Once this process of 3 weeks goes smoothly,
the girl’s church gives a no objection certificate associated with
marriage certificate and birth certificate. The Goan wedding also
includes Hindu weddings.
They have the typical stages of Sakhar Puda,
where the marriage is fixed, then the Marriage ceremony, where the
marriage is done in a mandap. This is followed by Laxmi Narayan Puja
and lastly the Kanyadaan.
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