Washington County News | 1937-09-09 | Page 7 | "Best Man" in Hungary |

Type	issue
Date	1937-09-09
Paper	Washington County News
Language	eng
City	St. George
County	Washington
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Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	"Best Man" in Hungary
Type	article
Date	1937-09-09
Paper	Washington County News
Language	eng
City	St. George
County	Washington
Page	7
OCR Text	Show "Best Man" in Hungary In Hungary it is possible to hire a professional "best man." He will take care of all details of the ceremony cere-mony for a fee. A "professional" as best man is just about as far from the original role as is the north pole from the south. Back in early Saxon days, the bride knight, or best man, was the most faithful friend of the husband-to-be. He had to be for his duty was either to kidnap kid-nap the bride or fight off her relatives rela-tives while the prospective husband made off with her. Only friendship of the most enduring type could buy such services.
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z04pft/21829416