The Wedding Day in All Ages and Countries |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 32
Page 23
... cast the glass with force against a wall or the earth , so that it might be shattered into many pieces . In some places ashes were put upon the bridegroom's head in memory of the burning IN ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES . 23.
... cast the glass with force against a wall or the earth , so that it might be shattered into many pieces . In some places ashes were put upon the bridegroom's head in memory of the burning IN ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES . 23.
Page 24
... piece of the hen , and then the guests , male and female , scrambled for the rest and tore it to pieces with their hands . Whoever got the greatest share was reputed to be the most fortunate one of the com- pany . The egg was thrown in ...
... piece of the hen , and then the guests , male and female , scrambled for the rest and tore it to pieces with their hands . Whoever got the greatest share was reputed to be the most fortunate one of the com- pany . The egg was thrown in ...
Page 26
... piece of money was giv- en as a pledge , for which at a later period a ring was sub- stituted . Leo of Modena records that rings were rarely used , and that neither the Italian nor the German Jews ha- bitually used them ; some did , but ...
... piece of money was giv- en as a pledge , for which at a later period a ring was sub- stituted . Leo of Modena records that rings were rarely used , and that neither the Italian nor the German Jews ha- bitually used them ; some did , but ...
Page 37
... pieces of gold coin attracted the eyes of her admirers . The Montenegrin dam- sels adopted a similar custom . Dodswell also says that he saw at Athens the ceremonies of an Albanian marriage . The bride arrived from the country riding on ...
... pieces of gold coin attracted the eyes of her admirers . The Montenegrin dam- sels adopted a similar custom . Dodswell also says that he saw at Athens the ceremonies of an Albanian marriage . The bride arrived from the country riding on ...
Page 83
... piece of gold , recites an appropri- ate text , and addresses his affianced wife affectionately . A libation of water is then made , and the father of the bride ties a knot with the skirts of the mantles of the bride and bridegroom as a ...
... piece of gold , recites an appropri- ate text , and addresses his affianced wife affectionately . A libation of water is then made , and the father of the bride ties a knot with the skirts of the mantles of the bride and bridegroom as a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient attended banns Ben Jonson benediction betrothal bridal bride and bridegroom bride's father bride's house bridegroom's house cake called carried celebrated cere church Circassians Cloth concubinage conducted confarreatio consent contract couple crown custom dancing daugh daughter ding door dowry dressed early England Engravings feast female finger flowers friends garters gave gifts girl give given gloves gold groom guests head Henry VIII Hesperides History husband Illustrations Jews JOHN S. C. ABBOTT kiss knot lady LL.D Lord lover marriage marriage ceremony married married couple matrimony monogamy Morgengabe newly-married night nuptial pair parents parties performed persons polygamy Portrait posset posy prayers present priest received relations riage Roman rosemary round says Scotland sent seventeenth century shoe silver sometimes thee throw token took usually veil virgin vols wedding day wedding ring widow wife wine wives woman women wore young
Popular passages
Page 8 - HOMES WITHOUT HANDS; a Description of the Habitations of Animals, classed according to their Principle of Construction.
Page 1 - With a full View of the English-Dutch Struggle against Spain, and of the Origin and Destruction of the Spanish Armada. By JOHN LOTIIROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL Portraits.
Page 5 - KINGLAKE'S CRIMEAN WAR. The Invasion of the Crimea: its Origin, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan.
Page 5 - CRIMEAN WAR. The Invasion of the Crimea, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan. By ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE.
Page 5 - Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border. Comprising Descriptions of the Indian Nomads of the Plains; Explorations of New Territory; a Trip across the Rocky Mountains in the Winter; Descriptions of the Habits of Different Animals...
Page 4 - DU CHAILLU'S AFRICA. Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa, with Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, the Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and other Animals.
Page 6 - LIVINGSTONE'S SOUTH AFRICA. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loando on the West Coast ; thence across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean.
Page 2 - The Greek Testament : with a critically revised Text ; a Digest of Various Readings ; Marginal References to Verbal and Idiomatic Usage ; Prolegomena ;"and a Critical and Exegetical Commentary. For the Use of Theological Students and Ministers.
Page 3 - INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE. A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe.
Page 6 - The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. Selected and Edited by the Rev. ROBERT ARIS WILLMOTT. With English and American Additions, arranged by EVERT A. DUYOKINCK, Editor of " Cyclopaedia of American Literature.