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Encyclopedia > Bachelorette party
This bride got stripped to her underwear and soaked with beer by her friends on her Hen Night

A bachelorette party, hen party, or hen's night, is a party held for a woman who is about to be married as a rite of passage. The term "hen party" or "hens night" is more common in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, the term "stagette" is used in Canada [1], while "bachelorette party" is more common in the United States. It may also be referred to as a "hen's night", "stagette", "girl's night out" or "kitchen tea" (South Africa in particular) in other English-speaking countries. Those attending the party are usually all female. Events such as the The Girlie Show in the UK add comedy to the male strip club. If held at home, it may be an occasion to hold a pamper party or compare products like lingerie or women's sex toys or to play games like "Truth or Dare", "Pass the Balloon", or a risqué version of "Consequences". Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Bride-one. ... Image File history File links Bride-one. ... Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ... For other uses, see Rite of passage (disambiguation). ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ... Assorted lingerie styles. ... A sex toy is a term for any object or device that is primarily used in facilitating human sexual pleasure. ... Truth or Dare? is a game requiring a minimum of two players. ... Consequences is an old parlour game similar to the surrealist game exquisite corpse. ...


Companies sell decorations and novelties for bachelorette parties including products like "piñatas", fur-lined handcuffs, "willy whistles" and adult toys. Others sell bachelorette party packs with games and party tools. For the animated short, see Piñata (animated film). ... A pair of metal double-locking police handcuffs A woman cuffed with handcuffs and thumbcuffs Handcuffs are devices to secure two wrists close together. ... A sex toy is a term for any object or device that is primarily used in facilitating human sexual pleasure. ...


Some bachelorette parties include a trip to Las Vegas or other party cities but many happen at local bars or in the home. It is estimated[citation needed] that less than 20% of all bachelorette parties include a stripper. Most party activities include adult games, drinks, and gossip. Vegas redirects here. ...


In the United States, it has become a common practice for bachelorette parties to consist of a bar tour combined with a scavenger hunt, which usually has a risqué or erotic theme. The bride-to-be is invariably dressed in some fashion so that everyone in the bar instantly recognizes her as being the subject of a bachelorette party. Usually, she will be wearing a wedding veil and a t-shirt, which is to be signed by guys she and her friends meet in the bars that night. The bachelorette is often quite intoxicated by the end of the night, as both her friends and guys she meets in the bars will continually buy her drinks. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pub crawl. ... A scavenger hunt is a game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list. ...


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Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... A bachelor party (also called a stag party, stag night (UK, Ireland, Canada, and NZ), bulls party (South Africa) or bucks party, bucks night (Australia)) is a party held for a bachelor shortly before he enters marriage, to make the most of his final opportunity to engage in activities a... Party given for the bride before the wedding to be usually coordinated by the bridesmaids to offer gifts for the bride and groom for their new home. ... A stag and doe party, also known as a hen and stag party, is the equivalent of a combined bachelor and bachelorette party. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2004/06/30/doubledouble040630.html

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