ETV Bharat / bharat

World Marriage Day: A special day for your loved one

author img

By

Published : Feb 14, 2021, 12:15 AM IST

What does this February 14 mean to you? Valentine's day obviously. But did you know that this day, this year will also be celebrated as World Marriage day as this special day occurs each year on the second Sunday of February.

E
E

Hyderabad: February 14 - which attracts the youth generation towards their loved ones. But, only a few of us knows that this day is also celebrated as World Marriage day. The day occurs each year on the second Sunday of February. The joyous event provides the visible sign of support couples need to continue to make the daily decision to love one another. The day salutes the beauty of the married couple's faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life.

What is marriage?

It is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that establishes rights and obligations between the spouses, between the spouses and their offspring, and among the mates and their in-laws.

Celebrate the gift of each other:

  • Attend Mass together.
  • Sit together and look at your courtship and wedding pictures.
  • Tell your children how you met and fell in love.
  • Tell your spouse what you most appreciate in him/her after you say “I Love You”. Give each other a back and foot massage.
  • Make his or her favourite meal or dessert and eat by candlelight.
  • Write a love letter to your spouse telling how much your marriage means to you.
  • Gift your spouse and yourself a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend

India has the lowest divorce rate in the World :

India has the lowest rate of divorce in the world — only 13 out of 1,000 marriages in India end up breaking, a mere 1 per cent

Here are five reasons the low divorce rate

Women have no voice

Sanskar is preferred over happiness

Divorce is a long legal process

Morality is preferred over legality

Religion holds sway

Read: Photo of a groom working in the office goes viral

Hyderabad: February 14 - which attracts the youth generation towards their loved ones. But, only a few of us knows that this day is also celebrated as World Marriage day. The day occurs each year on the second Sunday of February. The joyous event provides the visible sign of support couples need to continue to make the daily decision to love one another. The day salutes the beauty of the married couple's faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life.

What is marriage?

It is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that establishes rights and obligations between the spouses, between the spouses and their offspring, and among the mates and their in-laws.

Celebrate the gift of each other:

  • Attend Mass together.
  • Sit together and look at your courtship and wedding pictures.
  • Tell your children how you met and fell in love.
  • Tell your spouse what you most appreciate in him/her after you say “I Love You”. Give each other a back and foot massage.
  • Make his or her favourite meal or dessert and eat by candlelight.
  • Write a love letter to your spouse telling how much your marriage means to you.
  • Gift your spouse and yourself a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend

India has the lowest divorce rate in the World :

India has the lowest rate of divorce in the world — only 13 out of 1,000 marriages in India end up breaking, a mere 1 per cent

Here are five reasons the low divorce rate

Women have no voice

Sanskar is preferred over happiness

Divorce is a long legal process

Morality is preferred over legality

Religion holds sway

Read: Photo of a groom working in the office goes viral

ETV Bharat Logo

Copyright © 2024 Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.