The Toasting

The Toasting is a marriage ritual in District 12, were a newly-wed couple cross the threshold into their new home, make their first fire together, and toast a piece of bread. Katniss says that no one really feels married in District 12 until they've had the Toasting. In Mockingjay, Peeta says in an interview that katniss and him are already married, because they have had the toasting, although legally they aren't married.