Tuesday, March 15, 2011
HISTORY
HISTORY
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CUSTOM
Have you ever wondered the origin of the bridal veil, wedding ring, the launch of rice?
Here are the answers to all your curiosity.
The bride's veil was introduced by the Romans to protect the young woman from the "evil eye" of a disappointed suitor.
The wedding ring (the real), generally used in Christian weddings since the ninth century, actually dates back to the ancient Egyptians and was placed on the bride's ring finger because it was believed that a vein in that finger to pass that went directly to the heart. The ring made of gold, the most resistant metals, gives the wearer the qualities of a perfect and lasting union. Hence, in fact, born of the superstition that breaking faiths herald disasters.
The traditional throwing of rice or confetti on the wedding party, comes from an old greek rite according to which, to propitiate fertility, it rained on a couple of desserts. The gesture was also meant to wish them prosperity. In Indonesia, however, the launch of rice needed to retain the soul of the husband who otherwise, immediately after the rite, it would run away and never come back.
The term "honeymoon" period in which to take place the "consumer" comes from the old northern European custom of drinking wine mixed with honey as an aphrodisiac during the first month of marriage.
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COURTSHIP
In Persia, where a young girl had wanted to throw a blanket on his head.
In Mexico a man who wanted to take a wife went to the temple and talked to the priest when he came out was to marry the first single girl he met.
In India, a young man who wanted a husband went to his house and sat in front of the door.
Married to an Eskimo had to kill a seal and offer it to the girl's father who wanted to marry.
In South America a girl interested in a guy tried to make him stumble in the dance: if we could it was his right as her husband.
In Serbia and in Bulgaria grabbed the girl by her ankle on the street and it was falling.
In the Trobriand Islands near Papua, the girl went by the man chosen and biting.
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MARRIAGE
In ancient Egypt the king was considered divine blood, the son of god, to maintain the purity of the seed, usually he married a sister, a sister or close relative.
In Greece, the dowry was agreed upon initially, and then proceeded to the formal promise. The wedding day was celebrated with a sacrifice Bridal protectors of marriage, and then gave a banquet. In the evening, a procession accompanied the bride to the groom's house, on the threshold of the house, the couple were duly crowned fruit symbolizing fertility.
In India concluded the wedding the groom carrying the bride on his shoulders to his village.
In Portugal, the priest tied the hands of the couple together with a piece of cloth, tied them in China with the hair.
In England, the groom puts the wedding ring on the thumb.
In France during the Middle Ages, the bride kissed the foot of her husband.
In Greenland, the groom took the bride by the hair and dragged her into the hut.
In Tibet, to save on dowry, the brothers shared the same wife.
In parts of Africa, before marrying, a man had to go to bed with his future mother-in-law.
In the Gilbert Islands, where a man was attracted to a girl was to marry even his sisters.
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DAILY LIFE
In parts of the wives of the chief of a tribe acted as her husband and served furniture such as chairs, cushions and tables.
Women of Bhutan carrying their husbands back while traveling.
In America, the Sioux considered a major offense by a host refuse the company of their wives for a night.
In Europe, in 1500, women were engaged in seven years, got married at 13!
Married women were becoming "humble servants" of their husbands. They spoke to him often in the third person, served him at table. The peasants did not eat with their husbands, but were held up behind him, or sitting by the fire. The husband checked the accounts of the house, hire or dismiss staff, and he could beat his wife and also enclose it.
In Italy, the status of women was better, they got married 20 years, and their husbands respect them and taught them the economy, good management of the house, the savings.
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SEX
In Tasmania, if a woman ask a man a hoe invited him to have sex with her.
In China, it was forbidden to have sex for three years following the death of a parent.
In Africa, sex was prohibited when the cows were grazing.
In the island of New Ireland, the Pacific, husband and wife could not have intercourse when one of them was pregnant sows.
In the Caribbean the couple could not have sex at night the children conceived in the dark would have been born blind.
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