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== Atheist weddings in North Korea ==
== Atheist weddings in North Korea ==
[[File:Flag of North Korea.png|thumbnail|right|200px|In North Korea, your wedding isn’t just your moment, because the government and Workers’ Party often intervene. There’s no such thing as a bouquet being thrown in the DPRK, instead newlyweds bring flowers to pay respects to the statue of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung immediately after their official ceremony.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/03/north-korean-weddings-kim-il-sung Ask a North Korean: what happens on your wedding day?], ''The Guardian''</ref>]]
[[North Korea]] has [[state atheism]] and public religion is actively discouraged.<ref>Elizabeth Raum. ''North Korea''. Series: ''Countries Around the World''. Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 1432961330. p. 28</ref>
[[North Korea]] has [[state atheism]] and public religion is actively discouraged.<ref>Elizabeth Raum. ''North Korea''. Series: ''Countries Around the World''. Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 1432961330. p. 28</ref>
Wedding photos are also taken at the statue. It’s not forced upon the newlyweds, but most couples feel obligated. There’s also one very important rule: you cannot walk down the aisle on 15 April or 16 February, the birthdays of the former leaders.
Wedding photos are also taken at the statue. It’s not forced upon the newlyweds, but most couples feel obligated. There’s also one very important rule: you cannot walk down the aisle on 15 April or 16 February, the birthdays of the former leaders.
Most ceremonies are still held in the traditional way, passed down for generations. If you’ve ever watched a Korean drama, most often they depict the bride and groom wearing traditional hanbok dresses, with their neighbours and relatives coming to congratulate them while enjoying food and liquor, which is true to life for most North Koreans.<ref>[Ask a North Korean: what happens on your wedding day?]</ref>}}
Most ceremonies are still held in the traditional way, passed down for generations. If you’ve ever watched a Korean drama, most often they depict the bride and groom wearing traditional hanbok dresses, with their neighbours and relatives coming to congratulate them while enjoying food and liquor, which is true to life for most North Koreans.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/03/north-korean-weddings-kim-il-sung Ask a North Korean: what happens on your wedding day?], ''The Guardian''</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==