The traditions of the deer go back even before the early Roman civilization. The bachelor party is known as a bachelor party in Australia, bachelor party in South Africa and America, bachelor party in the UK. The word deer is associated with manhood. The correlation is relatively old when deer were supposed to be very virulent in their abilities to court the female counterpart.
The tradition is observed even today, but it has taken on a more elaborate and extravagant form. Previously it used to be more of the ‘night before the wedding’ celebration, which was more apt in the sense of a bachelor party. These days, guys are very careful not to plan the party too close to the wedding. No bride would want her husband to be half intoxicated with a terrible headache and unable to pronounce vows!
Traditions differ in various countries. In European countries like France, the French terminology for a bachelor party would translate into a single burial. Pretty dramatic, but it’s also true.
The tradition seems to be more or less the same throughout the world. The day begins with a light gathering and fun activities. The activities part is sometimes typical of the region. For the most part, it would involve doing things that a married person will never be able to do in their life. This would translate into dangerous but fun adventure sports and activities.
In Argentina, the future groom is stripped of his clothes and driven naked in a car all over the city so that all the people know that the guy is getting married! These jokes are also common in other countries, where the groom is said to be tied naked to a pole.
It is said that in Switzerland, squares are drawn randomly on the groom’s pants and taken to a bar, where girls are asked to cut out the patches with scissors!
Dressing the boy in funny clothes that says funny messages is another common custom. For an extreme makeover, the deer dresses up as a woman! When else can you see your best friend dressed in ‘man’kinis and G strings!
The bachelor party is usually blurry for most. It involves an extreme alcohol binge with bar crawls. This may or may not involve strippers.
The ultimate bachelor party essence is having fun at the groom’s expense!