The Hindu 7 Blessings Wedding Ceremony is a wonderful way to
incorporate the two in a seamless and timeless ceremony. Bride and Groom
circle the alter or table in seven steps or seven circles. The number seven is
generally considered a number of good fortunes in many faiths. One
explanation for the number seven is that it symbolizes the removal of seven
shells of solitude encrusting the groom's soul, so that it can be encompassed
by the luminescence of his bride.
Some sources indicate that circling is done to represent the seven revolutions
that the earth made during the seven days of creation. As the marriage
represents the creation of a new world, the bride walks around the groom to
indicate that these seven cycles are now being repeated. Others say circling is
intended to create a magical wall of protection from evil symbolically creating
a new family circle. Today, the bride and the groom can circle together or
around each other, demonstrating independent and complementary orbits.
Still others say it symbolizes the idea of the bride being a protective,
surrounding light of the household that illuminates it with love from within and
protects it from harm from the outside. The circling symbolically creates a
new family circle where our primary allegiance shifts from our parents to each
other.In more contemporary weddings, the bride and groom may circle
around each other rather than just the woman circling the man because some
people are not comfortable with the man being the center of the universe.
incorporate the two in a seamless and timeless ceremony. Bride and Groom
circle the alter or table in seven steps or seven circles. The number seven is
generally considered a number of good fortunes in many faiths. One
explanation for the number seven is that it symbolizes the removal of seven
shells of solitude encrusting the groom's soul, so that it can be encompassed
by the luminescence of his bride.
Some sources indicate that circling is done to represent the seven revolutions
that the earth made during the seven days of creation. As the marriage
represents the creation of a new world, the bride walks around the groom to
indicate that these seven cycles are now being repeated. Others say circling is
intended to create a magical wall of protection from evil symbolically creating
a new family circle. Today, the bride and the groom can circle together or
around each other, demonstrating independent and complementary orbits.
Still others say it symbolizes the idea of the bride being a protective,
surrounding light of the household that illuminates it with love from within and
protects it from harm from the outside. The circling symbolically creates a
new family circle where our primary allegiance shifts from our parents to each
other.In more contemporary weddings, the bride and groom may circle
around each other rather than just the woman circling the man because some
people are not comfortable with the man being the center of the universe.
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