My sister hosted a bridal shower at my house last weekend and ended up making a true/false game of historical wedding trivia for the guest to play.
Can you guess which ones are true?
Something borrowed - transfers happiness to the bride when
borrowed from a happily married woman.
Romans broke a thin loaf over the bride's head at the end of
the ceremony as a symbol of abundance. The wedding guests ate the crumbs, as
they were believed to be good luck.
The rings are placed on the 4th finger of the left hand, as
the early Egyptians believed this finger contained the vein that led to the
heart.
In early Northern Europe, newly married couples drank a
fermented honey drink, known as metheglen for thirty days or until the moon
waned. This time became known as the honeymoon.
In ancient times when the bride was captured, the groom hid
his bride to prevent her angry relatives from finding her. From this came the
concept of the honeymoon trip.
Anglo-Saxon brides wore their hair hanging loose while
Jewish brides shaved their heads.
Roses are considered the "love blossoms" and became
very popular during the Victorian era.
The throwing of rice originated in the Orient as a symbol of
good luck, fertility and prosperity and evolved into the colored, paper confetti
we know today.
Sometimes old shoes were thrown at the newly weds as they
left the church and in Tudor times, people would throw old shoes over the Royal
bridal carriage for good luck.
In Europe the shoe became a symbol of domestic authority and
in Anglo-Saxon marriages the bride's father transferred his authority to his
new son-in-law by handing him his daughter's shoe. The groom would then hold up
the shoe and tap it on the bride's head
three times.
In very early times the engagement ring was given as partial
payment for the bride and was a symbol of the groom's good intentions.
The first engagement rings were made of grass and later from
leather, stone and crude metals.
And for the answers...
They are all true! Crazy right, I'm really glad no one smashed bread over my head at my wedding.
Photos by JKoe Photography
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