Can anybody explains the strange marriage custom of Mexico ” Arras”?
The Bridegroom gifts his bride 13 coins or arras, representing Jesus and his 12 apostles. The coins are to be blessed by the priest and bear the grooms promise to care for and provide for his wife. And it is seen as his promise in the name of Jesus and his apostles to care for the wife and the ensuing family of the future. This custom prevails in Mexico.