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Mexican Wedding Traditions: 9 Still Alive Today in Mexico
Mexican wedding traditions still alive today include the pedida de mano, padrinos, lazo, arras, the bouquet offered to the Virgin, the baile del billete, the víbora de la mar, mariachi and the tornaboda. Most began in the Catholic ceremony or the family party, and each still meets a real need.