sand ceremony
The Sand ceremony is a ceremony that can be a beautiful and meaningful addition to the wedding ceremony. All that is needed to perform this simple and yet beautiful ceremony are a set of three containers.
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of these containers is used by the bride and the groom to pour the sand
into. The other two containers are meant to be used by each of them to pour
the sand from. Most times the colored or plain sand can be found at most
craft stores. Once the priest of the officiant of the wedding ceremony reads the wedding ceremony text chosen, the sand contained in the two containers held by the bride and the groom is poured into the third container simultaneously by each of them. |
Most of the time both
the bride and the groom wish to leave a small amount of sand in each of
their containers to symbolize that although they are now joined as one, they
each remain individuals.
Unification ceremonies such as the Sand Ceremony are not only a symbol of
togetherness, theyre also flexible elements of a wedding. These ceremonies
can also be opened up to include some of the important family members.
Sometimes children from previous marriages also play a part in the sand
ceremony.
The timing of the Sand Ceremony varies in each wedding. Most often they take place directly before or after the exchange of the vows. Sand ceremonies are especially important in non religious weddings.
~ Sand ceremony. editor S Kadiwala. copyright data indianchild.com
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