Discovering the Folklore and Traditions of Marriage Free

Author: George Monger
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0747808198

Discovering the Folklore and Traditions of Marriage (Shire Discovering)

The wedding is a ceremony that is surrounded by tradition and folklore, but why do we do what we do, and what lies behind the customs of marriage? What color should a wedding dress be? What is the origin of the wedding cake? Why do we throw confetti? What is so special about Gretna Green? What is so lucky about a shoe? Why a wedding breakfast, and is the pre-nuptial contract a new idea?

In Britain today the celebration of a marriage in the 'traditional' manner is a mixture of something old, something new and something borrowed from other traditions. Download Discovering the Folklore and Traditions of Marriage (Shire Discovering) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. It is bound up with church and secular legislation, and with custom and superstition.

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