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Divorcing With Pomp and Circumstance
A new business in Japan let’s divorcing couples celebrate their change in a ceremony not unlike a wedding, except instead of publicly tying the knot, they cut it.
After one of his friends was going through a painful divorce process, Hiroki Terai had come up with the idea of holding divorce ceremonies to help couples rejoice over their decisions to part ways.
Divorce ceremonies are thus a very recent phenomenon and to witness how they take place, one will have to travel to Japan and South Korea, which are currently the only two countries where couples formally untie their marital knots. They are no different from wedding functions, but with a different outcome.
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Blake on July 7th, 2011 9:22 pm
日本人はすごい考え方がありますね。For those who don’t read Japanese that translates roughly to the Japanese have an amazing thought process.
Brainstromworld on July 8th, 2011 2:29 am
divorce is very painful decision and always try to ignore it.
Angela Shupe on July 8th, 2011 11:18 am
I think I like this idea. Divorce is a reality, and I imagine a couple that is willing to go their separate ways on a positive note could express their relationship change in this way. Personally, I wouldn’t do it because divorces are expensive enough without throwing a divorce party. It’s still an interesting idea though.
Cindy Hawkins on July 9th, 2011 2:45 am
Angela’s point is well taken. My husband Ric was married previously. DON’T ASK what the split-up cost him in legal fees. Certainly divorce, even when mutually decided upon by the partners involved, is a wrenching process. All the same a psychological purpose might well be served, by performing some type of ritual which, in a way mentally sets a tone for beginning a transition.
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