MASS WEDDING

Thousands of couple from across the globe took vows in South Korea’s controversial Unification Church on Saturday and were blessed by the founder of the church Reverend Sun Myung Moon. The event was witnessed by more than 15,000 people and Moon and his wife sprinkled “holy water” on the couples declaring them to be bound in the wedlock. A church spokesperson said apart from 2500 couples joining from 50 countries, 2700 couples joined the ceremony through internet. The ceremony was held at the church stadium in Gapyeong, which is 50 miles from Seoul.

Senior South Korean church official, Seuk Joon-ho said that the mass wedding signifies removing boundaries of religions, nationalities and ethnicities. He further added that their goal is to make the world peaceful for the new families. While the grooms wore tuxedos, brides wore white. Chouchane Saemie, a bridegroom said the whole wedding experience has been great and that the couple is really happy.

The church was founded in 1954 by Moon and it was officially called Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. Moon has participated several mass weddings since the early 1960s and the day-to-day activities of the church are looked by one of Moon’s son Hyung Jin. The church has nearly 7 million supporters across the globe.

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WEDDING INSURANCE RISES IN INDIA

In a new trend which is catching up in India, a large number of people are going for wedding insurance and are customizing it as per their needs. In weddings which involve huge expenditure, people are getting insured to protect against any mishaps. India is a huge nation which sees nearly 10 million weddings each year and an average expenditure on a wedding is approximately Rs 1 million. The trend is opening up a lucrative business venture for insurance companies and they are tapping this opportunity to a great extent.

Wedding insurance covers cancellation or postponement of wedding ceremony because of incidents like fire, riot, strike, non-arrival of bride, groom and their family members. It also includes accidental death, illness, hospitalization or personal injury. Experts say that in case of cancellation or postponement of marriage, insurance will pay expenses like cost of printing cards, payments made for venues etc. Insurance also covers damage caused to property, gifts received due to fire, theft or burglary. Insurance can be taken 3 days prior to the wedding date though ideally one should take it 15 days before the marriage. So, if you are yet to insure your upcoming wedding, it is high time that you should go for insurance.

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