{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Worldwide Wedding Rituals","title":"\"Buying Back the Bride\" — The Real Story of Austria's Bride Kidnapping Tradition","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c31c4558\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":566,"description":"In this episode, we dive into Austria’s Brautentführung, the “bride kidnapping” ritual where friends whisk the bride away to a local bar and the groom must literally buy her back with drinks, songs, or challenges. You’ll hear how this playful test of devotion works in practice today and why popular origin stories about medieval “rights of the first night” don’t hold up to historical scrutiny.#wedding #ritual #ceremony","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PAG6C9BqVHvkf5qJLQJb5RRtfr7YZjj_hs9ju4TqGdM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZWVh/MjQ2OTJiYzIwMjQw/N2Y4NWU0MDU5ZWZk/ZGM3Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}