ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Recessional hymn

Okay kiddo, so after a really nice wedding or church service, everyone gets up to leave and that's when we hear a special song called the recessional hymn. It's a happy song that gets played or sung to celebrate the end of the ceremony and to help everyone feel joyful as they leave. It's kind of like a big goodbye song! Sometimes people will even clap or cheer as they walk out because they're so happy. Does that make sense?