Last Updated on 2 February 2025 | World Marriage Day is observed every year on the second Sunday in February. This year, it is on 9th February. World Marriage Day officially began in 1983 in the United States of America. Popularised by the Catholic Church, the purpose of World Marriage Day is to emphasise the beauty of marriage and to honor husbands and wives for their faithfulness and sacrifices.
However, with the growing society, marriage has turned itself into an income source, and this article aims at raising awareness about the importance of marriage as an important aspect of life instead of a business deal.
World Marriage Day 2025: Highlight
- World Marriage Day observes the vocation to marriage and family life.
- Every year, National Marriage Week USA will be celebrated on February 7-14.
- World Marriage Day is commemorated on the second Sunday of February, and is celebrated on Sunday, Feb 11.
- The theme for this year’s observation of National Marriage Week is ‘Marriage: Source of Hope, Spring of Renewal. Pursue a Lasting Love!’
- Marriage Day was started in 1983 by Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
- World Marriage Day honors the beauty of nuptial faithfulness, devotion, sacrifice, commitment and joy.
- However, a marriage is more than just an observance, it is a relationship of mutual respect and understanding. Therefore, people across the globe, especially in India, have considered marriage as a business deal, and should be stopped.
History of World Marriage Day
- In 1981 married couples in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, encouraged the government and the church to proclaim February 14 as they say that they believe in Marriage Day.
- In 1982, 43 state governors approved and officially proclaimed February 14 as Marriage Day.
- In 1983 again the name of the day was changed to World Marriage Day and it is designated to be celebrated on the second Sunday in February annually.
Aim of Celebrating the World Marriage Day
World Marriage Day 2025: The observance aimed to observe the lasting peace and harmony into the relationship of both the partners. The observance tries to honor the idea that marriage should embody faithfulness, loyalty, commitment, and joy in life. It’s a day to spend time with your spouse, appreciate what you have, and plan for a better future.
World Marriage Day Quotes
- Weddings bring together two loving individuals
- On this Marriage Day husband says I am grateful to have you as my wife & wife says the same.
- Happy is a woman who finds her true friend as a husband and happier is a man who gets to marry his true friend.
- Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj has initiated a mission of making a dowry free India through His dowry marriage initiative called Ramaini.
Marriage Is a Friendship & Spirituality Is a Bliss
Marriage is a beautiful relationship where not only two people but also a new relationship is added in the families.
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Marriages play an important role in creating social decorum. No one wants to be alone in this world. That’s why couples start a new life by getting married. In marriage, promises are made of love, belongingness, friendship, empathy, growing old together and being each other’s companions.
But primarily, even more than a marriage, we should make the most of our human birth by recognising its true purpose, salvation. Marriage is a part of life which automatically aligns itself when you worship Supreme God Kabir. The power of worship can overpower anything, giving us the strength to face hardships in our lives. Despite all these important facts, people still like to spend a lot on their marriages and showcase themselves as a lot richer by spending too much on an overnight function. Let’s know how we should execute our marriage spiritually.
What Is the Best Way of Getting Married?
As we have witnessed in the history of our gods and demigods, as described in our Hindu mythology, that they did marriages in a very simple way. Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj has told us that exchanging money as dowry and spending enormously on marriages is a complete waste of time and money. Practices like these keep us entangled in the web of karmas.
Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj has initiated an unique yet powerful method of performing marriages, referred as ‘Ramaini’. The uniqueness involves its completion in just 17 minutes, no exchange of dowry and involves no expenses. And the narration of holy verses of Sant Garibdas Ji Maharaj’s Sat Granth Sahib Ji, renowned as Asur Nikandan Ramani, by Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj Himself, makes it a sacred occasion. His countless devotees, after understanding His true spiritual knowledge, have transformed their lives by adopting this simple way of getting married. In order to access His in-depth groundbreaking true spiritual knowledge, visit www.jagatgururampalji.org or you can also watch His spiritual discourses at ‘Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj’ youtube channel.
World Marriage Day 2025 FAQs
Answer: This year World Marriage Day falls on 9th February.
Answer: Marriage is a relationship between a male and a female, agreeing to understand each other and spending their lives together, easing themselves out on their road to live a healthier and satisfied life.
Answer: A marriage which is done in accordance with the Constitution of God Kabir, and under the guidance of a Complete Saint, Who is currently Jagatguru Tatvdarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj Himself
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