Abstract

It is a sunny afternoon, the newly married couple is standing outside the city hall and is greeted by the guests. At the sidewalk a car is waiting, for this occasion it may often be a rented limousine or an open sports car decorated with pieces of white tissue symbolizing the bridal veil. It is not any car, it is a ritual carriage. After the greetings, the bride and groom walk towards the car in a shower of rice thrown by the guests.