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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2000
Page
5
Anne Morrow Lindbergh sought courage and humor for marriage while wedding traditions reveal quirky roots. Brides once wore exact copies of the bride’s dress to fool demons, and Siberian Dolgans believed lifelong bachelors become dzheretinniks, haunting the living.
A survey of rites from sugar in gloves to handfasting links past beliefs with today’s outlook. It notes playful superstitions about cake, the Claddagh ring, and the symbolism of flowers, plus royal cake sizes and a German honeymoon tale for stressed couples.
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