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In which country is the pre-wedding Polterabend custom most widely practiced, with guests smashing porcelain for good luck?

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Germany

Polterabend is a German pre-wedding custom in which guests smash porcelain and the couple cleans it up together. The ritual is intended to bring good luck and symbolize the pair's ability to cooperate, while glass is traditionally avoided because it is associated with luck and should not be broken.

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