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During most ceremonies the tradition was always to include 'till death do us part and that was how it was. Rumour had it that they both lived happily ever after.
Yes romantic it is. The man and the woman, in most countries, leave their families to be as one, and form a new family. It feels as though it has been like this for always. Throughout the millennia, the concept of family and marriage have been so closely knotted together that it is sometimes is impossible to separate one from the other. So let tradition continue by joining together two wonderful people in your chosen ceremony.
Marriage is present in every culture, in some form with some differences in the laws, norms, and cultures. Yes all cultures still recognize the union of man and woman living together under one roof. What a wonderful union this is which is one to be continued by both of you. From the different cultures through the world and the ages, Marriage has evolved in so many ways. There are diverse ways of celebrating marriage in each culture. Yet in each culture, there has always been one thing that has remained the same – marriage has always been one to be celebrated with the utmost of festivals, with singing, eating, and celebrating. Us Irish still manage to maintain these festivals to a very high standard.
It is the old fashioned traditions that take place at these celebrations that continue to be filled with meaning and origins, which in some cases are both comical and shocking.
Tying the Knot I always thought that this was the joining of two people together in marriage but now the truth has to be told. During ancient tribal times, the bride would usually be wrapped in a sheep with a knot out in front. This was to symbolize virginity. So I leave what 'Untying the knot' was for the groom to your imagination. For both of you I would stick with my way of thinking and that is is simply the joining together of two people in marriage.
Best Man In the cave men days it was the best man's duty to abduct potential brides from other tribes by clubbing the poor damsel over the head and drag her back home – so those comedy sketches we have seen of this type of thing have an element of truth in them. That was not his only duty as it was also his job to ward off the angry relatives of the bride. So in the early days, it was not uncommon to see the best man swinging his ax while the groom got hitched. Now a days it is the best man's job to take the pressure off the groom by including the wedding day goes smoothly. So let's keep it that way.
The Wedding Cake Tradition has it that the groom's family would make up the wedding cake which would be a pound cake that would be "pound up" and crumbled and tossed at the couple as a sign of fertility. Now a days they use either rice or confetti – yes you stick with the confetti. Cakes now tend to be stacked in large layers and it is said the higher the stack the more glamourous the cake. Whereas in the past these stacks represented a symbol of fertility, and couples would stack these cakes to symbolize how many children they wished to have – so what about that. I bet you that is news to you. Another tradition which still continues in Ireland today is taking a piece of the wedding cake home with you, especially for the singles at the wedding festivals, and placing it under your pillow to enable you dream about your future bride or groom. That is a good tradition to continue as we all love a bit of romance and anything that helps us get it is just great.
Today Whereas we may be less barbaric today, we still like the idea of doing it our way and yet so many of us go for the traditional way every time and sure what can be wrong with that after all your wedding day is a very special day and while these traditions are filled with meaning they can go a long way towards making your wedding day even more memorable. Some of these traditions laced into your speech would make for lots of fun and enjoyment – so go on relax and enjoy your day in keeping with tradition.
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Source by Ana O'Shea
