A Japanese trend in parties is gaining ground: the divorce ceremony. A salesman pioneered the idea and couples are taking advantage of the opportunity to announce, and celebrate their return to single status.
The parties have opened up a new avenue for cake bakers. Flowers and cutsie designs now share shelf space with headless grooms and frosted coffins. The photo gallery has the latest.
Jezebel observes, "Though I'm usually a fan of pretty much any event that involves free food, the divorce ceremonies don't really sounds like very much fun. One attendee describes the atmosphere as "anxious." More importantly, one has to wonder why this is becoming a trend. Must we mark every private decision with a public occasion? Is something like this really all that helpful? Well, yes, says Roland Kelts, a cultural expert and lecturer at the University of Tokyo, who argues that divorce ceremonies provide a way of coping with shifting gender roles."
CourtneyPhillips says, "Former Miss USA and reality show star, Shanna Moakler, held a divorce party at Las Vegas nightclub Light at the Bellagio back in November."
"Like all great parties, there was a cake. The three-tiered cake featured a miniature knife-wielding blonde in a wedding dress on top, with a trail of blood leading to a tiny groom sprawled at the bottom."
gcdspa.com sells divorce party favors with custom labels. They advocate, "Who hasn't taken a friend out to cheer her up after a bad break up? When a friend's relationship sours, one of the sweetest things you can do is remind her how much you care about her! If you were there for her "last night out" as a bachelorette, how about celebrating her "first night out" as a new single?"
The parties do provide closure for guests and friends who would like to move forward on firm social ground. If guests don't approve, let them eat cake.
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