Double weddings are not uncommon in Muslim countries.
In 1978, a father gave away his two daughters at a wedding ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In keeping with Muslim custom, both brides wore veils covering their faces.
Unable to see his father accidentally gave each of them to the wrong groom. The two couples were officially married before the mistake was noticed!
A few days later, when the father asked if his daughters would seek divorces, they both replied that they were satisfied with the men they had accidentally married!
Related Posts
-
Why Does Saudi Arabia Import Sand From England?
"To carry coals to Newcastle" means to bring something to a place where it already abounds. We might just as well say "to carry sand to Saudi Arabia," for that nation is mostly…
-
Where Did the Tradition of Wearing Wedding Veils Come From and What Does it Symbolize?
Although veils for women are today associated with Muslims, their origin goes back at least three thousand years before Mohammed was even born. Outside of the Middle East, this symbol of modesty had…
-
How Did the Wedding Ring Originate and Where Did the First Wedding Rings Come From?
A school of thought persists that the first wedding rings were used by barbarians to tether the bride to her captor's home. This may or may not be true, but we do know…
-
How Did the Tradition of Serving a Wedding Cake At a Wedding Reception Originate and What Does it Symbolize?
Most wedding rituals are to encourage fertility, and so it is with the wedding cake. The tradition began in the Roman Empire with the Romans breaking small cakes of wheat and barley over…
-
Why Do Brides Wear Veils?
Although a bride wears a veil today to look attractive, this was not why veils were originally worn in wedding ceremonies. In ancient societies, marriages were usually arranged by the parents of the…
-
How Do Asteroids Cause Erosion On the Moon and How Much Erosion Do Micrometeorites Cause?
Though the era of massive meteorite bombardment has been over for some 3.5 billion years, the Moon is constantly hit by micrometeorites. Micro means tiny, and meteorites are matter from space that crash…
