Sunday, April 3, 2011

9 Old Wedding Traditions

When celebrating wedding ceremony, everyone wants the ceremony perfect in every detail. So knowing some old and time-honored traditions is quite essential. In the following are 9 old wedding traditions you may not know.

※Why the bride-to-be wears diamond ring for faithful love?

Originated in 15th century, when the Duke of Austria promised love to his beloved Mary. His trusted chancellor advised him to bring a diamond rings for the engagement. From then on, wearing diamond rings becomes a tradition.
※Why the bride wear glove?
In medieval time, the bridegroom-to-be proposed token so as to stabilize the other part. And that time, many gentlemen bestowed glove during asking the question. And if the girl wore the glove on Sunday, it meant that she has already agreed to the proposal.
※Why the ring has to be on the fourth finger on left?
The ancient thought the fourth finger of left leads to the heart directly. And the bridegroom in medieval time put the rings on three fingers so as to symbolize Trinity, and with the time, wearing the rings on the ring finger becomes the tradition.
※Why diamond is the highest symbol for love?
Diamond is the hardest items on the earth, so there is no better choice for enduring love.
※Why the bride wears veils?
At the extremely beginning, the veils symbolize youth and purity. And that time, the Christian Brides wore whitened veils to show beautiful wore blue one to show purity. Then, pursuing Nelly wore whitened veils on her wedding, the tradition ongoing until now.

※Why the bride wear white wedding dress?

From roman times, white indicated joyful, and from 1850-1990, white symbolize prosperous. And now, white means purity better than anything else.
※Why the bride always on the left of the groom during the ceremony?
In old time, the Groom of Anglo-Saxon must to ready to protect the bride anytime. So they stood on the right so as to pull out the sword anytime.

※Why wedding cake is necessary?

From roman time, wedding cake became necessary in many ceremonies. At that time, wheat in bread indicates fertility, while the bread crumbs mean luckiness. Later, the roaster added icing on the cake and altered the original cake into delicious wedding cake nowadays.
※Why there was honeymoon?
The word of honeymoon originated from European tradition. The newly married couple had to drink honey drinks in the first 30 days so as to enhance sexual life. According to old tradition, honey is equal to life, health and fertility.

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