Question: "Who wears bank notes at their wedding?"
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (139436)
Philippines
July 9, 2022 4:17am CST
I am sure it sounds weird. In some provinces in the Philippines, they usually have a portion in a wedding, wherein the newly wed will dance and the visitors hang bank notes on their wedding clothes. I heard that it is also common in other countries.
Do you have this practice?
Have you tried to participate in this kind of wedding?
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
9 Jul 22
No, but I've heard of it before but I can't remember why I've heard of it.
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Sometimes I feel that way, too.
@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
9 Jul 22
@Shavkat I keep thinking it's a Greek tradition, but may be misremembering that. It's been a long time since I heard about it.
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@Beestring (14481)
• Hong Kong
9 Jul 22
No, we don't have such a practice in our place. We usually give a present or a bank's gift check to the newly wed.
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@Shavkat (139436)
• Philippines
9 Jul 22
@Beestring It is also the same thing then.
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@Beestring (14481)
• Hong Kong
9 Jul 22
@Shavkat Yes, we do give lucky money to kids during Chinese New Year.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 22
I never attended a wedding with that kind of dance 
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@Shavkat (139436)
• Philippines
9 Jul 22
@m_audrey6788 Some locals call it money dance, especially in Pangasinan, Philippines.
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@Shavkat (139436)
• Philippines
10 Jul 22
@snowy22315 It may sound strange but it does happen also in other countries like Turkey and Greece.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
9 Jul 22
It is an old Filipino wedding tradition @snowy22315.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
9 Jul 22
Yes I had heard of it and had witnessed one I think sponsors and other important guests and relatives are expected to give or pin bigger amounts. It's a Filipino way of helping the newly weds get started or offset expenses incurred.
It's offensive for some people in other countries but in the Philippines it's just a way of helping and showing support, it's also fun when drunk sponsors ( at times showing off how well to do they are ) try to outdo each other by pinning more and more large bills in front of a cheering crowd. It's done during the reception or celebration after the wedding.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
11 Jul 22
@Shavkat it has more of the element of " pasikat " or bragging and be in debt later, the money they spend for wedding celebration is already enough capital to start a small business.
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@Shavkat (139436)
• Philippines
11 Jul 22
@louievill It is like giving dowry, right? People in the cordillera have different ways of having their wedding ceremony.
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@sjvg1976 (41280)
• Delhi, India
9 Jul 22
Yes, I have seen it as a tradition in some parts of the country where the groom wears a garland of notes. I don't know the reason but it's customary.
We also rotate a note to someone we like and give to the poor, thats a very common tradition here all over the country.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
9 Jul 22
I've never seen it. At work people would pin money on shirts for a birthday.
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@arunima25 (87744)
• Bangalore, India
9 Jul 22
No, not like this. We have something similar where loved ones take the money in their hand and rotate it around the newly weds or a new born and then give that money to some poor or to caterers , waiters or musicians performing in the party as tip. It's some sort of ritual to express happiness or to keep evil eyes away.
We give money in gift envelopes and that's the most common form of gifting.
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@Shavkat (139436)
• Philippines
12 Jul 22
@arunima25 It is also the same thing here. Money dance is not popular in cities. It is a culture that we can pass on from young generation to another.
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@ArtemDreadnought (21)
• Smila, Ukraine
9 Jul 22
We have knd of that. Slightly other way.. Groom will not be allowed to see the bride because guests will not allow him to enter the place where she is. He have to resolve some quests. If he does not know how to solve the quest then he have to open wallet and to put some money on floor where he stands.
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