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Show Pit's a woman's From rice to honeymoon, traditional wedding customs in the United States were first practiced in ancient times. Escorting the bride down the aisle and tying old shoes to cars derives from ancient Egypt, where the bride's father fath-er gave her away by handing one of her sandles to the groom. The use of today's ring as a symbol of the lasting last-ing quality of love also traces to the Egyptians. Brides who have young ring bearers are probably following a custom of medieval Italy, where page boys from wealthy households took part in wedding wed-ding ceremonies. The tossing of bouquets copies French custom. cus-tom. Those who prefer giving away garters are following a Gallis practice. The wedding trip as a "honeymoon" dates back to the Norse who each day J for a month after their nuptials nup-tials took a sip of mead, a fermented fer-mented drink of honey, to bring them good luck. And finally, women will be pleased to know that the name bridegroom comes from Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon England where it was the custom for the husband to wait on his bride at the wedding wed-ding feast. He was called the groom or servitor. Summertime picnics can be more fun and less work if a few simple hints are followed. When packing sandwiches stand them on edge to keep the bread from getting soggy. Matches can be made waterproof water-proof by dipping them in colorless nail polish, a small piece of sandpaper is enough to ignite them when needed. The food load can be easily lightened by using dried instead in-stead of fresh fruit. New summer brightness can be added to the interior of the home with a few simple touches. touch-es. Drawers of unfinished chests can be done in bright colors. Bathroom accessories can be made vivid red or blue. The mantlepiece can be painted paint-ed a favorite color and have its whole complexion changed with decorative tiles which pick up colors in the room. |
