However, this happens very rarely in our family. Usually we all sit together like a big family. Likewise, I have noticed that throughout the history of the Christian Church, seats in the church were often divided along gender lines. Additionally, some churches have also divided seats by race. From my perspective, by sitting where people are invited to sit, individuals learn who they are and where they fit in the social hierarchy. Traditions are also cultural tools that help maintain social order. Marriage is an example of this type of tradition. The distinction between married and unmarried individuals, their relationships and legitimate and illegitimate children, all of this occurs with and through the celebration of marriage, without which either of these categories would exist. In Christian weddings, the minister announces the bride and groom by name and latest male model. This reinforces the subordination of the social position of women to that of