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The origins of - wedding ~
- customs. range from. the.
' exotic to the silly.

"From Pope Innocent III to |
: the dark forests of Germany,
. those origins are based on. .

religion, tradition,
mythology, climate and
social pressures.

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For example,, the term.
itself: Teutons in

Germany brewed a wine
made from honey and yeast

‘for the wedding. The wine
_was consumed for'a month,

from one full mdon to
another, and was. called
“prideale”. Thus the term

“bridal”.

The ‘same custom, of
courgé, : produced
“Honeymoon” - the wine of
honey was consumed -for a
full moon.

Other origins:

RK ne :

m Wedding customs _
from exotic to sill

RINGS - The engagement
ring of expensive metal, was
originally. the symbol of the
groom’s purchasing-power in
an age when brides were
bought and sold.

Pope Innocent III decreed
in 1215 A.D. that weddings.
were to be celebrated in
churches, and that there was
to be a waiting period
between betrodthal and

wedding. A second ring - the

wedding band - was added to
the betrothal ring, which
then began to be an in-
terrupted circle, often with a
diamond or other precious
stone.

RING FINGER - Greek
mythology was used to
determine that the left hand
would be the hand where the.
woman's ring was worn. The
reason? it was the weaker
"hand and showed sub-

_ servience to.the male. And it '

Wedding Cakes...

...of which the Diplomat shown above tsa specialty. A
french cake made with 3 layers of puff pastry and 2

layers genoese sponge splashed with rum,

Page 31, March 25, 1979 - Sunday News

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was on the same side of the |

boy as the heart, thought to
be the seat of the emotions.

“The choice of the finger
was described in an article in
Ladies Home. Journal, from

which much of this material

on marriage custom origins
was taken:

“Since the betrothal ring
joined. two hearts, it should
be placed on the heart
finger. But which was the
heart finger? The thumb was
too busy, had to grasp and

_ hold things; second finger -
finger of accusation, third
finger - too long. and

prominent. The little finger

' lacked dignity, so finally, by
the process of elimination,
the fourth finger of the left
hand was chosen. It was the
weakest finger and sym-
bolized woman's depen-

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