Marriage Definition

There are three different definitions under the word “marriage” in the Merriam- Webster dictionary. This doesn’t mean that one of the definitions is more correct than the other, but that the word is defined differently. The first definition according to Merriam- Webster dictionary is “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law” and the second is “an intimate or close union”. The word doesn’t change, it’s still the becoming of one between a man and a woman. However, just like the definition changes a little depending on who is describing it, the actual custom of marriage is changed depending on who practices it. Someone who looks at arranged marriage …show more content…
India has many ceremonies related to marriage, as theirs normally last for a couple days, sometimes even weeks. They are typically held at home, but sometimes they are held in gardens or even a street that is blocked off (Silva and Fuchs 32). If the street is blocked off, strangers will come together in celebration of a couple getting married just because it is so important to the Indian culture. These ceremonies help bring together the loved ones of the couple and to bring the couple themselves together as well. Some also believe that ceremonies will help to diminish the love of the couple believing that they will become engrossed in the attention from others. The societies the believe this, tend to have a more religious wedding, practicing different rituals and …show more content…
Since everything is arranged in India, there is normally no dating beforehand, and they typically meet their new spouse the day the ceremonies begin. This can be bad as sometimes the newlyweds family members don’t like the outcome, and sometimes the family even verbally abuses the wife so much that she kills herself. When this happens, the man can go off and marry another women, but this normally is bad for the