Turkey is a Muslim country, and Islam promises polygamy. After Kemal Revolution, polygamy was prohibited by law. Polygamy and monogamy coexist now. We don't pay attention to formal and secular wedding ceremonies, but Muslim wedding ceremonies presided over by imams are quite grand.

Wedding Custom in Turkey: Bride's Premarital Bathing Ceremony

The day before the wedding, the Turkish bride will hold a bathing ceremony. On this day, the bride will invite her best sisters to Harman with laughter. The bride's bathing ceremony has two characteristics:

First, it takes a long time. People enter the bathroom after lunch, chat and drink tea in the lounge first, and then take a bath when the sun goes down.

Second, the bride's future mother-in-law must be invited to take a bath, meet and get to know each other. When the future mother-in-law attends the bride's bathing ceremony, she must bring a dress bag with the bride's new clothes.

After bathing, the bride takes off her old clothes and puts on new clothes, which symbolizes the idea of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. It was not until dusk that the women walked out of the bathroom happily.