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The Bizarre Origins of 8 Wedding Traditions
mentalfloss.com — If the throngs of crazed customers clutching registry printouts at Crate & Barrel are any indication, wedding season is once again upon us. Before you head off to the next joyous union on your jam-packed calendar, let ’s take a moment to reflect on the rich history of marriage celebrations.
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- Griny, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1What about tying old shoes to the back of the happy couple’s car or carying the bride across the threshhold :)
- Pottypotsworth, on 06/24/2008, -0/+3The fact that you marry a woman and then in 5 years she takes all your money is a bizarre enough tradition for me.
- painting, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1marrying only one woman at a time is bizarre.
- HeatherH88, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2I've heard the one about the engagement ring too...
Men would promise their lovers marriage to (you guessed it) get in their pants during the engagement and then leave them. After that happened a few million times, the chicks caught on and because they were a little bit pissed about it, began to require that the men show them proof that they really would marry them. Since money makes the world go 'round, they'd fork over a month's salary in the form of an engagement ring. Only once the ring was offered would the bride-to-be then offer up her virginity.
Funny how that turned out... - ironeus, on 08/01/2008, -0/+3Interesting origins. Look at the last paragraph: "One GUEST at a Russian wedding in Chechnya last March decided to buck tradition altogether and threw an armed hand grenade into the unsuspecting crowd, injuring a dozen people."
I believe that's a typo, GUEST should have been spelled: "TERRORIST", or murderer, you decide. - Zenls, on 06/24/2008, -0/+2They forgot the sex afterwards.... wtf, idiots!
- CherrySmith123, on 06/24/2008, -0/+0That's nuts!!
i got a solution.................dont get married!! lol
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