Divorce ceremony in Modern Japan
Divorce is unhappy. But some couples will have their “divorce ceremony” to declare their marriage is done. In Japan, Tomoharu and Miki decided to separate after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The disasters forced them to rethink their differences in their values. Eventually, they chose to divorce.
At the divorce ceremony, they use a hammer to smash their wedding ring, which symbolize the end of their 13 years marriage.
Divorce ceremony event will cost 55 thousand yen, which amounts to little more than $ 600, and is by Japanese standards, the amount is not large.
A wooden mallet, which flatten the wedding rings made in the form of a frog's head, which in Japanese is called Caer. Such a symbol is a sign of change for the better.
A Divorce ceremony is designed to relieve sorrow of parting and start a new life from scratch.
Before divorce was considered shameful in Japan, but now their number is constantly growing and has reached 250 thousand a year.
At the divorce ceremony, they use a hammer to smash their wedding ring, which symbolize the end of their 13 years marriage.
Divorce ceremony event will cost 55 thousand yen, which amounts to little more than $ 600, and is by Japanese standards, the amount is not large.
A wooden mallet, which flatten the wedding rings made in the form of a frog's head, which in Japanese is called Caer. Such a symbol is a sign of change for the better.
A Divorce ceremony is designed to relieve sorrow of parting and start a new life from scratch.
Before divorce was considered shameful in Japan, but now their number is constantly growing and has reached 250 thousand a year.
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