oone.ItalyItwasinItaly,thelandoflove,thatgoldweddingringsfirstbecamepopular,anditwasalsoinItalythatthetraditionoftheweddingcakewasfirstbegunwhen,inthefirstcenturyB.C.,acakeorbreadwasbrokenoverthebride'sheadtoinsurefertility.ChinaAbandofmusicianswithgongs(锣)andflute-likeinstruments(唢呐)paniesthebrideparadetogroom'shome.Similarmusicisalsoplayedattheweddingfeast.Besides,thebrideandgroomwillwearthespecialChineseclothesonthatdayandtheyarerequiredtopayrespectstotheancestors.Inalmostallculturesthemarriageceremonyendswiththebrideandgroomexchangingakiss,andthisisthemostsimilartoallthecountriesonweddingculture.Theweddingkisssymbolizesforallpeopleeverywherethephysicalunitingoftwosouls,fromancienttimestothemodernday,fromthedeepestjunglestotallestskyscrapers.Apartfromthis,theywillexchangetheringsaswell.