Weird German Wedding Traditions | Germany In A Nutshell

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Why do Germans smash plates before the wedding? Why do they often marry twice? And why do the bride and groom saw a tree trunk in half? Euromaxx reporter Hannah Hummel delves into the world of crazy traditions and finds out what is essential for a typical German wedding.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:24 Wedding 101
02:57 Inside Stories: Wedding Attire
03:43 Very Brief History
04:21 Ein bisschen Deutsch
04:56 Deep Dive: Wedding Traditions
06:16 Outro
#Wedding #Germany #weddingtraditions
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CREDITS
Report: Hannah Hummel, Shaheen Welling
Camera & Edit: Neven Hillebrands
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  • @blondkatze3547
    @blondkatze354711 ай бұрын

    I hadn`t brought my wedding dress myself, but rentedit from a second -hand bridal shop, because you normally only wear it once in your life and there fore didn`t need to buy it separately. After the wedding , I had it dry cleaned and returned it clean. I found it very practical. Very many bridal couples in Germany on a marry in a civil ceremony and no longer in a church.🌺🌻

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    11 ай бұрын

    Renting a dress sounds like a much more sustainable option 😁

  • @dagmarvandoren9364

    @dagmarvandoren9364

    11 ай бұрын

    That is sad....so our moral. Goes down t he drain. Mein armes land.....blind

  • @leonmiguel459

    @leonmiguel459

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@dagmarvandoren9364what do you mean exactly?

  • @f5faiz

    @f5faiz

    3 ай бұрын

    Renting your wedding dress for practical reasons. Very german indeed.

  • @viffer94
    @viffer9411 ай бұрын

    I have a feeling Hannah would enjoy the Polterabend even if there was no wedding. 😊

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    11 ай бұрын

    Because she looks like she's enjoying smashing the plates? 😏

  • @megumim6795
    @megumim679511 ай бұрын

    It's not actually the tradition in GErmany, the father of the bride brings the bride to the altar. It's another huge influence from Anlgo American tradition

  • @claudiakarl7888

    @claudiakarl7888

    11 ай бұрын

    Actually it wouldn’t be allowed in a wedding service in a Catholic Church. Because the idea is that bride and groom walk in as a couple.

  • @popsicle3649

    @popsicle3649

    8 ай бұрын

    Same for Protestant wedding. According to Lutheran doctrine the bride and groom enter the curch as a married couple to confirm their marriage before God and the congregation.

  • @AdorableSenses_AdoraReal1
    @AdorableSenses_AdoraReal19 ай бұрын

    I really like the different content and enjoyable videos on this channel❤️ Good job, Hannah!

  • @juliaclaire42
    @juliaclaire4211 ай бұрын

    Sorry, but there is no common tradition of the father bringing the bride to the altar. The bride and the groom enter the church together while family and friends are waiting inside.

  • @manub.3847

    @manub.3847

    11 ай бұрын

    True, this also stems from the tradition/attitude that the marriage bond is a willing, freely given promise by the couple before God.

  • @js-aus-haar

    @js-aus-haar

    11 ай бұрын

    True - this is Anglo-Saxon, so US or maybe UK

  • @Baccatube79

    @Baccatube79

    11 ай бұрын

    Yep, the Anglo-Saxon tradition of the father giving away his daughter is sexist, patriarchic, overcome, kitsch and crept into German weddings via Hollywood.

  • @chillfluencer

    @chillfluencer

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@manub.3847...but in fact it's just peer pressure.

  • @hariatninovitasari6998
    @hariatninovitasari699810 ай бұрын

    It’s out of topic, but I love Hannah’s nail colors 😃

  • @yiluxu
    @yiluxu10 ай бұрын

    Ich habe meine Deutsche Hochzeitsfeier diesen Jahr. Es freut mich, um diese Video zu schauen. 🤩 But as Asian, I would like to say that, throwing rice at the wedding is not a tradition for all Asian countries. 😂

  • @dianaavram249
    @dianaavram249Ай бұрын

    I was invited to a JGA party and did not understand if it's a misspelling, or mistake. Later on, I understood it's the Bachelorette Party. Thanks for the informative and fun content 🙂👌

  • @DJone4one
    @DJone4one11 ай бұрын

    So one tradition I hadn't seen before that a neighbour did on her Polterabend was to take off her future husband's trousers, set them on fire and throw them into a pit. Her shoes were taken off and nailed to a tree. We celebrated the party in the village fire station until shortly after midnight. With everyone from the village.

  • @Mostrichkugel

    @Mostrichkugel

    11 ай бұрын

    Total nonsense and no tradition anywhere.

  • @HelloWorld-hf7zv
    @HelloWorld-hf7zv11 ай бұрын

    I want Rachel.

  • @Wolfspaule

    @Wolfspaule

    10 ай бұрын

    Elternzeit

  • @HelloWorld-hf7zv
    @HelloWorld-hf7zv11 ай бұрын

    Where is Rachel?

  • @aparajitasuman9727

    @aparajitasuman9727

    11 ай бұрын

    Exactly. Where is she?

  • @shahlabadel8628

    @shahlabadel8628

    11 ай бұрын

    keep asking!!

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    11 ай бұрын

    Rachel is still with us, but working on different projects at the moment :)

  • @Semmelein

    @Semmelein

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@dweuromaxx Good to know! I really miss Rachel! 😊

  • @jeissondavidsuesca
    @jeissondavidsuesca11 ай бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @joseph40ninjas88
    @joseph40ninjas8811 ай бұрын

    Wow 6:16 Thanks, Hannah

  • @jeffersonleandro

    @jeffersonleandro

    11 ай бұрын

    So beautiful!

  • @marastuff9256
    @marastuff925611 ай бұрын

    In the countryside its also subtradition to give the couple a sh*tty saw so its extra hard to part the log.

  • @cosminvalentinoancea9036
    @cosminvalentinoancea90368 ай бұрын

    In Romania the money is used too as 🎁 at weddings 😂

  • @harshithreddy3433
    @harshithreddy343311 ай бұрын

    Where is rachel?

  • @shahlabadel8628

    @shahlabadel8628

    11 ай бұрын

    yes, that is the question!

  • @Alex2007MUC
    @Alex2007MUC11 ай бұрын

    Trauzeuge... there is a difference ..and it's not Maid of Honor/Best Man. The Trauzeuge (one word for both) is in general chosen "in Trust and Love". So, the groom can choose a woman as Trauzeuge and the bride can choose man. Trauzeugen have a job to do ... not only to organize a party. There job is (chosen in Trust and Love) to step in, if things get hard in the marriage, if things are getting to wrong side of the "marriage-road". There job is it to give a hand if things get rocky.

  • @lowkii611
    @lowkii61110 ай бұрын

    Good job Hannah

  • @thepatriot47
    @thepatriot4711 ай бұрын

    Me watching this knowing well that my chances of getting married are not 0, but rather in the negative lol 💪

  • @Mostrichkugel
    @Mostrichkugel11 ай бұрын

    05:40 'the bride is kidnapping' - whom? In German schools the passive voice is usually taught in the 4th year of learning English. Maybe he missed that part. Very often Germans don't know what to do with the -ing form of the verb.

  • @jetrondlacaran-ms8bn
    @jetrondlacaran-ms8bn11 ай бұрын

    Wow so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

  • @racheldahliamusic
    @racheldahliamusic5 ай бұрын

    Wait…so weddings rings are worn on the right hand??? Why didn’t my grandmother do this?? I love this idea….and explains why I’ve never felt right wearing a ring on the left hand!

  • @TheBooty28

    @TheBooty28

    4 ай бұрын

    I think in most of Europe it is on the right. I think only in UK , Ireland, France , portugal , Spain, Belgium it is on left. Most Eastern European countries it is the right. Very interesting indeed.

  • @andrelopez2514
    @andrelopez25149 ай бұрын

    oh yeah the wedding dresses are very different, they do show a lot xD in comparison to my country

  • @shahlabadel8628
    @shahlabadel862811 ай бұрын

    Rachel please!

  • @attackfastace
    @attackfastace11 ай бұрын

    could it be that the divorce rate is decreased coz the marriage rate is ALSO decreased?

  • @SoCalFreelance
    @SoCalFreelance11 ай бұрын

    A week of caressing.🥰🥰🥰

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    11 ай бұрын

    Sounds lovely, right?❤️

  • @anagonyaowusu3119

    @anagonyaowusu3119

    10 ай бұрын

    Cough, creepy, cough

  • @Otto_Maher
    @Otto_Maher11 ай бұрын

    Wow, I didn't know most of the German wedding traditions is like my country's traditions

  • @roselandpetals
    @roselandpetals11 ай бұрын

    Ok, but I'm going to need the designer name of the dress you're wearing at the end. 👀

  • @lenateaches5146

    @lenateaches5146

    10 ай бұрын

    It´s probably Franziska Burgert´s design - the women she is talking to in the video.

  • @SixFootScream
    @SixFootScream9 ай бұрын

    I am getting married at 33!

  • @MuhammadZahoor-wl9um
    @MuhammadZahoor-wl9um8 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @MuhammadZahoor-wl9um

    @MuhammadZahoor-wl9um

    8 ай бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @kirkanderson3265
    @kirkanderson326510 ай бұрын

    Damn it man your smile!!!!!!!!

  • @Squamousepithilium
    @Squamousepithilium8 ай бұрын

    Lol no dogs allowed in church 😂😂

  • @mateocolegial5571
    @mateocolegial557111 ай бұрын

    *¡¡¡ESPLEENDIDO!!! (spanish)*

  • @jorg4443
    @jorg444311 ай бұрын

    For real! Where is Rachel??? We want answers!!!

  • @Norman_Foster8748
    @Norman_Foster874810 ай бұрын

    Here are lotes of semiler things in our Bengali wedding tradition

  • @cosminvalentinoancea9036
    @cosminvalentinoancea90368 ай бұрын

    In Romania the bride is stolen too at weddings do Germany copied ours traditions 😂

  • @firstlast-em2yq
    @firstlast-em2yq11 ай бұрын

    Marriage lacks financial stability and security when couples enter into it without a prenuptial agreement. This is particularly true when the wife is a stay-at-home spouse, as the risk to her financial stability and security becomes significantly higher. Moreover, if the woman is older and the marriage is long-term, the risk escalates to a massive level. The only effective measures to mitigate this risk are the implementation of either a prenuptial or a postnuptial agreement, as they clearly outline the consequences of divorce within the framework of the marriage.

  • @manub.3847

    @manub.3847

    11 ай бұрын

    In Germany I actually only know a few full-time housewives/househusbands. In accordance with divorce law and social security legislation, maintenance compensation* depends on the length of the marriage and income. Any children are considered separately and the partner, who has been responsible for the majority of the upbringing and household chores, is obliged to find a job (I think it is from the age of 3 of the youngest child = kindergarten age). Nevertheless, the main parent is usually at a disadvantage, as they often only work part-time and are dependent on social support. *does not depend on gender or role, but solely on income

  • @firstlast-em2yq

    @firstlast-em2yq

    11 ай бұрын

    @@manub.3847 Yep, that's right. Mostly though it's females who perform that role.

  • @seanthiar

    @seanthiar

    11 ай бұрын

    @@manub.3847 No, that changed. The age isn't 3 years anymore, It is 12years or older if the child need support because of special needs. If the parent where the children life is at an disadvantage is worth an discussion, because the other parent get restrictions that would not exist in an marriage. For example you can't change into a job the that would give you a better development in the future, but would be at the moment pay less. And earning more money is not interesting as the parent where the children not live, because from every raise the biggest chunk goes to the children even if that raise would have never been happened if you were still married..... And another thing - what the parent where the child lives earns gets never in to the calculation what the other part has to pay. I have a friend, who worked in a company that got bankrupt. He now works in a gas station for money that is just above social minimum. His ex-wife earns as a branch manager of a discounter about 8k a month and there is no need for the 200€ they cut from his income, but he must still pay and is struggling with daily life because of the high costs at the moment. But the law doesn't care.

  • @walli6388

    @walli6388

    11 ай бұрын

    That's why I invest in bitcoin and make 10000 € per week. To learn more about this.... Nah, just kidding ^^

  • @firstlast-em2yq

    @firstlast-em2yq

    11 ай бұрын

    @@seanthiar Indeed, implementing a mandatory prenuptial agreement as a legal requirement would effectively resolve such issues prior to granting legal recognition to any marriage. Moreover, by examining cases involving young individuals with careers who undergo divorce, it becomes evident that the risks involved are excessively unacceptable for elderly individuals who have been homemakers throughout a long-term marriage and are now seeking a divorce.

  • @CharlieTheMuffin
    @CharlieTheMuffin2 ай бұрын

    Throwing rice is done in Indian Wedding Ceremonies

  • @damianlopez7630
    @damianlopez763011 ай бұрын

    Good video. It is good to know. The breaking of china plates is wasteful. But other traditions are good.

  • @seorsamaclately4294

    @seorsamaclately4294

    Ай бұрын

    It's mostly old and chipped tableware, sometimes even old washbasins, tiles or toilet bowls.

  • @damianlopez7630

    @damianlopez7630

    Ай бұрын

    @@seorsamaclately4294 thank you good to know

  • @SpencerLowe-kg4rg
    @SpencerLowe-kg4rg11 ай бұрын

    So many German guys and girls married into both sides of my family in Canada.

  • @henri6595

    @henri6595

    11 ай бұрын

    Tons of German people live in Canada?

  • @SpencerLowe-kg4rg

    @SpencerLowe-kg4rg

    11 ай бұрын

    @@henri6595 yes. There is a strong multi generational German Canadian presence in Canada. Germans are the 5th largest ethnic group in Canada after all.

  • @henri6595

    @henri6595

    11 ай бұрын

    @SpencerLowe-kg4rg So these are desendents of Germans. I thought you ment new Germans from Germany 🇩🇪 living/studying/working in Canada.

  • @SpencerLowe-kg4rg

    @SpencerLowe-kg4rg

    11 ай бұрын

    @@henri6595 yes German-Canadians

  • @alessbritish228

    @alessbritish228

    11 ай бұрын

    @@SpencerLowe-kg4rg Canada is not a real country, and also even if their grandparents were Germans, if they've lost direct contact with Germany, they're not considered Germans by German legislations.

  • @seanthiar
    @seanthiar11 ай бұрын

    A typical DW video with many half truths like other DW videos about Germany. For example a wedding ring is always gold never silver. If it looks silver it's white gold. Silver is sometimes used for engagements. Nowadays some use a wedding band made out of steel, but that is rare. The first work they do is not sawing a log - that happens only in a few regions, but not as the first thing - The first work they do together is getting through a barrier like a wall out of paper or barrier tape after leaving church or the town hall. Next work they do together is cutting the wedding cake and it is said that whose hand is one top when holding the knife will 'wear the trousers' the marriage. Carrying the bride over the door sill is another tradition. More common than stealing the bride is a veil dance at midnight. At midnight (wedding night) the bride mother removes the veil and depending on the region the unmarried women fight over the veil and who gets the biggest piece will marry next or the veil is hold in the air and everyone who drops money in the veil can dance with the bride or the groom. The money in the veil is then used by the couple as additional allowance for their honeymoon.....

  • @loonyinasia2261

    @loonyinasia2261

    11 ай бұрын

    Our wedding rings are made from silver, we simply couldn't afford gold....and I see no shame in that

  • @seanthiar

    @seanthiar

    11 ай бұрын

    @@loonyinasia2261 I only wrote that silver rings are not the common choice like it was said in the video and if you look in to the windows of a jewelry the wedding bands shown are all made of gold. They sell pairs of silver rings, but those are intended as friendship rings, same with the steels ones. I didn't say anything about shaming when you don't use gold- it's just not common to not use gold and most wedding bands that look like silver are in fact white gold.

  • @hightidemidafternoon

    @hightidemidafternoon

    10 ай бұрын

    I've been to quite a few weddings but I have never seen or heard of the veil dance (Schleswig-Holstein).

  • @leahegeloh8929

    @leahegeloh8929

    10 ай бұрын

    Sorry but I have never seen the veil dance, or the barrier thing either. But stealing the bride however is very normal in Bavaria.

  • @helianacastro3026
    @helianacastro30269 ай бұрын

    I love it...but i think thats to much money i would prefer something simple ..

  • @patrickfitzgerald2861
    @patrickfitzgerald286111 ай бұрын

    Those new, sexy wedding dresses look great . . . especially on Hannah! 🥰

  • @knut8556

    @knut8556

    11 ай бұрын

    I fully agree ❤

  • @dublinhomes1951
    @dublinhomes195111 ай бұрын

    Bride throwing Rice is a Hindu Marriage custom.

  • @justcallmejohn2833
    @justcallmejohn283311 ай бұрын

    I think Hannah has replaced Rachel

  • @Nils.Minimalist

    @Nils.Minimalist

    11 ай бұрын

    😢

  • @rupertmay3453
    @rupertmay345310 ай бұрын

    what about cake

  • @holger_p

    @holger_p

    10 ай бұрын

    It's the essential part of any family celebration. So normal, people don't even talk about it. The habit of having storages, some took over, but that's mainly an import. Besides the wedding cake , you normally have 20 other cakes. So everybody can find something they like. Germans are picky with their cake, It's about taste, while American cakes seem to be about decoration only. And the cake is a meal by itself. Around 4pm, like English tea time. It's not a desert, people are hungry, it's a meal.

  • @skeleteleportation8043
    @skeleteleportation804310 ай бұрын

    the way this is filmed reminds me of an airplane safety video

  • @SivaparvathiAkula
    @SivaparvathiAkula11 ай бұрын

    💕💕👍

  • @sajith.c
    @sajith.c11 ай бұрын

    😘😘

  • @holger_p
    @holger_p10 ай бұрын

    Germans just realize, it doesn't make any difference to have a marriage certifcate or not, except for taxes. People just move together in the same appartment, may have kids, and no marriage is necessary. Unless you got some religious burdon, who declares this shameful.

  • @covenawhite4855

    @covenawhite4855

    8 ай бұрын

    Well how do you claim your spouses property after death and how do you divide assets if the couple breaks up without divorce.

  • @holger_p

    @holger_p

    8 ай бұрын

    @@covenawhite4855 as you like it. That's maximal freedom. As said, marriage is only to save taxes, also inheritance tax. In your will and Testament you can inherit to whoever you want. Your spouse is just not the default, if you have no Testament.

  • @ArumWaharatri

    @ArumWaharatri

    7 ай бұрын

    No because they're getting more atheistic marriage is a worship if you have religion you should get married before having sex

  • @holger_p

    @holger_p

    7 ай бұрын

    @@ArumWaharatri this tradition is really extinct for sure. But worldwide, not just in germany.

  • @engineeringmadeasy
    @engineeringmadeasy11 ай бұрын

    I really want to marry this lady 😂😍

  • @KPPO200
    @KPPO20010 ай бұрын

    Wasn't also that Israel tradition?

  • @mohammadhosseinganjyar
    @mohammadhosseinganjyar11 ай бұрын

    I hope to finding a nice german girl in the future😊

  • @bangcrisnaok2616
    @bangcrisnaok26163 ай бұрын

    Weird German Wedding Traditions | Germany In A Nutshell

  • @edicomp5428
    @edicomp54282 ай бұрын

    🙂😀👍👍👍👍🔥👍👍👍👍

  • @thewokefindergeneral7631
    @thewokefindergeneral763111 ай бұрын

    How c(ommon are inter-racial relationships in Germany? Greater than 50% ? )

  • @holger_p

    @holger_p

    10 ай бұрын

    No, that's completly impossible. Remember around 1990, there have been about 7% immigrants. So if maybe 2% of those immigrants marry Germans, you got 2% of these marriages. A term like "interracial" does not exist, the term race is not used at all. You marry a foreigner, that's exotic enough, if it's one from denmark or nigeria doesn't make a difference, it's rare. With 2nd/3rd generations, and an immagration background rate of 25% today, it's becoming more common. but still less than 10% I guess. The question is Turkish or Danish a race, we don't want to discuss or answer in Germany. It's common knowledge to say "There are no human races".

  • @paulhewson4600
    @paulhewson4600Ай бұрын

    What a hot little spinner,,,,

  • @peteregan3862
    @peteregan386211 ай бұрын

    Terrible dresses are another tradition going by the reporter's choice of dress.

  • @Visionery1
    @Visionery111 ай бұрын

    Mich interessiert wo du Englisch lerntest, der Akzent ist interessant, ein typischer Englischer Akzent ist es nicht. Nebenbeigesagt, mir ist noch nie aufgefallen, daß wir Deutsche Porzellan zerbrechen, na ja, ich lebe ja auch schon seit vielen Jahren im Ausland.

  • @knut8556

    @knut8556

    11 ай бұрын

    Oh, der Polterabend ist uralt, zumindest kenne ich ihn seit meiner Kindheit in den 1960er Jahren.

  • @jimhamilton5392

    @jimhamilton5392

    11 ай бұрын

    Sie ist Schottinnen.

  • @thomasschumacher5362

    @thomasschumacher5362

    11 ай бұрын

    It's a posh Scottish accent

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    11 ай бұрын

    Hannah is from Scotland :)

  • @wandilismus8726

    @wandilismus8726

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@dweuromaxx ihr Name passt schon mal, den Sie hat definitiv Hummeln im Mors (viel Energie) 😂

  • @chillfluencer
    @chillfluencer5 ай бұрын

    ...as if weddings aren't a weird tradition all by themselves. Sorry to my bros who fall for this tool of social control.

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