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Bachelor Party
 A bachelor party (also called a stag party, stag night (UK, Ireland and Canada), or bucks party (Australia)) is held for a groom-to-be shortly before he is married, to make the most of his final opportunity to engage in activities a new wife might not approve of, or merely to spend time bonding with his male friends. This kind of party may involve activities such as going to a strip club, hiring a female stripper or escort, drinking alcohol and gambling.
The task of organizing this pre-wedding party is often assigned to a male sibling of the groom-to-be. And in the absence of a male sibling, a male friend will organize it. The task often falls to the best man as well.
The tradition is thought to have originated with a bachelor dinner that was traditional in ancient Sparta.
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 United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom it is now common for the party to last for more than one evening, hence the increasing prevalence of the phrase "stag weekend". A spin off has been the growth of the Stag Weekend Industry in the UK with various companies taking the "hassle" out of the weekend. It has also become increasingly common for a stag party to include some form of activity such as paintballing or motorsports rather than just plain drinking and partying.
On the other side of the coin, it has become popular among women for a similar party to be held for the bride-to-be. This is known as a bachelorette party or a hen night.
A tame version is the so-called Stag and Doe party, in which both the bride and groom attend and treat their male and female friends to good wholesome fun activities.
Bachelor parties have also been the subject of many movies, especially comedies.
In the UK, stag weekend trips are becoming mini-holidays with the groups taking part in various day time activities as well as the expected night out on the town and the inevitable strippers. Popular UK destinations include Blackpool, Brighton, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Nottingham and Edinburgh. There is now a growing trend for stags to go abroad, with Dublin and Riga topping the list, followed by Prague, Vilnius, Amsterdam and Maastricht.
United States
In the United States, Las Vegas, South Beach (Miami), and Atlantic City are popular stag party destinations.
Australia
The groom's 'mates' may, after everyone has gotten drunk, subject the thoroughly soused groom to be to various humiliations and/or endurances, sometimes even in public, such as leaving him tied to a pole with only his boxers/briefs on.
Canada
In Canada, Montreal is one of the most popular bachelor party destinations due to the city's large number of strip clubs with "danse contact" (lap-dancing). The same is true for Vancouver. The female equivalent of a stag party in Canada is often referred to as a "stagette" party.
Malta
In Malta, the bachelor's male friends frequently take the bachelor out and get him drunk, and subsequently treat him to a night of jovial abuse. For example, it is common for the bachelor to end up naked and tied to things, such as monuments in roundabouts or the front door of his future mother-in-law.
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