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Show Tradition andcustot part of festivities By Joan Nelson Staff Writer The coming of spring means wedding bells to many young couples. The season is culminated by June-wedding month of the year. Tradition and customs play a great part in todays weddings, as they have down through history. Wedding rings have been essential for thousands of years. They have been made from circlets of hemp to iron rings to silver and gold. The Romans believed the circularity of rings meant etemity-a sign that love should exist continually. An old English saying says. . ."As your wedding ring wears, your cares will wear away." Have you ever wondered why the ring is worn on the left hand? In the beginning, rings were placed on the right and left hands. Later, some cultures believed the third finger of the left hand had a vein which ran dire, the heart. The Greef, Romans believed that left hand was used k ! the third fin ; more protected. : Invitations have also fc. a most essential pan of: wedding. Years ago Wales, the bride", bridegroom iSsyf "bidding" letters jn ,' fm . of newspap: advertisements jn(j; friends and strangers ali to come to the marriage "bidding" as it was cat-Each cat-Each guest was asked-contribute asked-contribute toward t expenses of the weddir-Not weddir-Not a bad idea, huh? : The tradition of giving the bride-to-be shower stems from ffl Greece where the brides showered with nuts, cat and bouquets from t-windows t-windows of their frienr The idea of showering: bride and groom with r; has been a custom fc centuries. It means weal; health, fertility and ate "plenty in the pantry." i |
