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lclding waditioiis from across the individual nations of the world have their own enchanting customs to celebrate the union of two people with a little thoughtful planning any of the ancient customs can be incorpo rated into a modern wedding to salute to the uniting of two families heres a short list to pique your interest africa imayst thou bear 12 children with him is still the common salutation to brides in remote areas many tribes marry the couple by binding their wrists with plaited grass american indianthe groom wraps a woolen blanket around the bride to symbolize love and protection bermuda newlyweds plant a tree in their garden as it grows and strengthens it symbol izes their love china two goblets of honey and wine are joined with a red ribbon the centuriesold color of love and joy and the couple exchange a drink of unity germany on the eve of the wedding the friends of the bride smash pottery at her door the loud noise is said to avert bad luck to be sure of future bliss the bride must sweep it up by herself italy since roman times couples have walked through the village passing out cakes and sweets lithuania parents of the couple serve them symbols of married life wine for joy salt for tears and bread for work mexico a white silk cord is draped around the couples shoulders to indicate their union choose diamond based on four cs when selecting a dia- mqnd people should look for the four cs cut clari ty color and carat weight everyone is looking for a bargain but theres really no such thing you get what you pay for says fuat tazbaz of london jewellers in markville shopping centre people should determine what should take precedence size or quality a large diamond can be purchased forthe same price as a smaller one that is a better quality stone quality is largely determined by the cut of the stone says charles chung of carats karats on main street unionville this refers to the arrangement of the stones facets grinding facets onto a stone allows light to enter be broken and sent out again a good cut reflects the most light- diamond clarity refers to a lack of naturally occurring inclusions or flaws these tiny bubbles are part of the makeup of all dia monds often theyre not visible to the naked eye but the highest quality stones are those which cannot be viewed through a microscope at 10 times the actu al size most diamonds have some color and colorless ones are very rare however these are ideal since a whiter lightly colored stone reflects the r most lightand hence is most brilliant says ver non hempen of hempen jewn ellers on main street markham a colorless diamond has the most fire carat weight is probably the most popular determinant says tazbaz most people look at the size and weight of a diamond as the most important however the other factors are just as relevant if riot more so a ring the symbol of eter nity placed on the fourth finger of the left hand has long symbolized mar riage its origin goes back thousands of years when 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