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Wedding Custom
At a Polish wedding, the bride and groom are not allowed to leave the reception before midnight. Throughout the course of the reception, members of the bridal party chant the song: "The Bride is still ours till midnight."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Marriage |