International Blessing of Marriages

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Blessing_Ceremony
gptkbp:firstHeld 1960
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Sun_Myung_Moon
gptkbp:frequency periodic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Blessing of Marriages
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableEvent 1992 mass wedding with 30,000 couples
1997 mass wedding with 40,000 couples
gptkbp:openToPublic members and non-members of the Unification Church
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Unification_Church
gptkbp:participants couples from around the world
gptkbp:purpose to promote world peace and unity through marriage
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation Unificationism
gptkbp:rituals exchange of vows
holy wine ceremony
blessing prayer
gptkbp:significance seen as a way to create 'true families'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unificationists
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8