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Both bride and groom wear engagement rings in the forms of gold bands. During the wedding ceremony, the groom kneels on the hem of the bride's gown to symbolize hos control over her. in return, as the bride rises, she asserts her power over him by stepping on his foot.
On the night before the wedding, a polterabend tradition is for the guest to break crockery and play tricks on the couple. Abend means "night" in German, and the word polterabend is derived form "poltergeist" or noisy, playful ghost or spirit.
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