The 10 weirdest courtship traditions from around the world – This will shock you!

3. Tree Marriage

Thanks to India’s deep roots in astrology, there is an ancient belief that girls born under the influence of Mars can’t get married, or even date. They believe that any partnership they enter will end in failure and death. They do have a way around this, though.

To avoid anything bad happening in her life, the young woman or ‘manglik‘, must first marry a tree to ward off any ill influence of the Red Planet, the logic being that the tree will bear the brunt of the wrath of Mars, rather than her human husband. This tradition continues till date, with even former Miss World and prominent Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, having to do it before marrying Abhishek Bachchan.