The Bachelor Party, which is also known by the term “stag night” or “stag party” in Canada, Great Britain and Ireland and by the term “bucks party” in Australia, is a party thrown by a bachelor immediately prior to his marriage. This is perhaps an artistic way of bidding a bye to the long span of bachelorhood and enters into a life full of romance and responsibilities. A bachelor party also provides the final opportunity to the would-be groom to get involved in such activities that might not be approved by his aspirant wife after the marriage.

The bachelor party generally goes beyond the universally accepted norm of the general party and is seen to involve certain things such as drinking and gambling or may be associated with certain other activities of the adolescents’ fashion of leading the life. It is due to these factors that sometimes the kids are not allowed in the bachelor party and most often the ladies too tend to avoid such parties. Although there is a growing trend of a unique mode – the “Co-ed Bachelor Party”, where there are separate arrangements for the ladies and gents. And it is only after completion of their little bit of boozing and smoking that they are allowed to get shuffled up together to enjoy the party with the music and dance and joy.

Variation In The Bachelor Party Theme With The Variation In Culture
With the variation in the region and thereby the culture, there has been noticed a wide range of variation in the theme of the bachelor party and the mode of celebrating it.

In the United Kingdom it is now a day very common for a party to last for several evenings, instead of involving a single evening. Naturally the Bachelor Party i.e. the “Stag Party” concept in the United Kingdom has become a short trip. Other than drinking and gambling, the bachelor part in United Kingdom includes some sports such as paintball and motor sports.

In Canada, the Montreal is the most popular and widely accepted venue of the Bachelor party. This is due to the fact that Montreal has got innumerable strip clubs

In Malta the mode of the bachelor party is typically entirely different from the others. The Maltan bachelor are taken out by his close friends who get him drunk and treat or use him in an improper way for the night for pleasure.

The Australian way of celebrating a bachelor party is again very much different. In Australia, all the comrades of the groom get together to enjoy the jovial moment and tend to drink almost full to the brim and then subject him to various humiliations.

What ever the region and culture may be, the salient point regarding the bachelor party is that the groom and his friends get together to have ultimate joy that will essentially involve drinking. And the responsibilities of organizing the party fall on the shoulders of the sibling (obviously gents) or the best man. However for the would-be groom and his friends this is a wondrous mode of entertainment for the Friday or Saturday nights.

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