Marriage has been a social institution for millennia. The first recorded instance of what we think of as marriage, between one woman and one man took place in approximately 2350 B.C. in Mesopotamia. These early marriages were designed to ensure that any offspring the woman bore could be safely assumed to be of her husband’s seed and to cement bonds between families(Urlin 40). Alternatively, some war-like tribes held the practice of kidnapping potential brides from rival villages. If the bride was not captured but rather of the same tribe as the groom weddings were typically handled like business arrangements with little to no fanfare and consisted of a bride price paid by the groom, usually livestock or other valuable goods, in exchange …show more content…
In ancient Rome unsweetened barley bread was the traditional food and the groom would break a piece of it over the bride’s head to symbolize the breaking of her virginity, the hopes of fertility, and the dominance of the groom over the bride. The guests would then scramble to pick up any crumbs because it was believed that they carried good fortune. In Medieval times guests would bring spiced cakes, buns, or rolls to the wedding and pile them up as high as possible. The bride and groom would attempt to kiss over this pile of cakes without upsetting them and if they succeeded it was believed that they would have a prosperous marriage(Floerke et …show more content…
Each pie contained a glass ring and they believed the lady who found the ring in her piece of pie would be the next to marry. The modern idea of a wedding cake wasn’t seen until the wedding of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1882. This was the first record of a tiered and iced wedding cake that was fully edible with the use of dense frosting providing the support for the tiers. This practice carries over into the wedding cakes of today but often with the addition of wooden dowels inside the layers to offer additional support(Floerke et al.). Early modern style wedding cakes had white icing to not only showcase a family’s wealth since only the upper classes were typically able to afford pure white sugars at the time but because the color white symbolized virginity and purity and the cake was seen as a representation of the bride. Originally it was the bride’s duty to cut and distribute the cake because it was believed she would impart some of her good fortune into the pieces. As the cakes became larger and more elaborate and the number of wedding guests rose however, the groom was called upon to assist her with this task and so evolved the modern tradition of the bride and groom cutting the cake together and sharing a piece before the rest is distributed to the guests(Floerke et
Nuer and American wedding’s result in the two extended families coming together and unite as one (Holtzman: 2008, 73). Nuer families are involved in the involvement of payment of bridewealth cattle, usually getting between 25 to 40 animals, from the family of the groom to the family of the bride (Holtzman: 2008, 73). The purpose of the bridewealth cattle was to connect her father from her groom’s father and to make children from the marriage. In America, traditionally, the bride and the groom often get gifts from all family members, but they would not get animals. They usually receive currency or household materials. Nuer weddings are not arranged like traditional Nuer marriages. Many of the times, the couple are usually friends or lovers before marriage (Holtzman: 2008, 74) which is similar to American culture.
Often the bride's bouquet is thrown (by the bride turning away from that direction) into a crowd of female (unmarried) ladies and the one that gets it will be wedded next, according to the tale).
The concepts of marriage have changed, no, evolved over time. Today, the union through marriage of two individuals is very distinct from what it used to be. While in current times marriage is mostly considered and perceived as a union of love between two people, the concept of love in marriage in reality is a very contemporary notion. Marriage, while a voluntary choice today in most parts of the modern world, was nothing more than a union of convenience in past times. Love was nothing more than an afterthought idea. Marriage in the past has been mostly ruled by politics and overall convenience, disregarding the wishes of those involved. While today the concept of the traditional marriage is nothing
The major movement regarding marriage in the eighteenth century was from church to state. Marital laws and customs, once administered and governed by the church, increasingly came to be controlled by legislators who passed many laws restricting the circumstances and legality of marriages. These restrictions tended to represent the interests of the wealthy and uphold patriarchal tradition. Backlash to these restrictions produced a number of undesirable practices, including promiscuity, wife-sale, and divorce.
This lower status or the commoners’ people would at time meet their spouses in local festivals which were normally held on the village level. In such cases the parties did require permission from their parents to wed as they progressed through the acquaintance stages before becoming engaged to one another. Divorce and suicide in this category of people was rare unlike those in the arranged weddings categories. This is because the two betrothed people came to know each other through exchange of letters and other approaches
Rings were common mainly among the richer parts of society, who could afford such a token. Mary Queen of Scots sent a diamond ring to Thomas Duke of Norfolk to indicate her willingness to marry him. However, peasants would give smaller tokens or none at all. It was usually the case that everyone in a village knew who was married, so no symbol was necessary. In the case that a man wishes to break a wedding contract, he must give back double all of the tokens he has received, usually a collection of small items. This made it even less practical for the poorer people in society to give rings.
In tradition Chinese culture the bride must be covered by a veil and the groom
Before the actual wedding took place, several things had to happen. The bride had to get engaged. Engagement before the wedding was considered a good manner but wasn’t always required. The couple would then have to choose the date they would get married on. A lot of care went into choosing the date of the wedding because there were days that were considered both lucky and unlucky. When the wedding day came around many things took place. On the wedding day, the bride partook to many things, including the morning of preparation, which typically involved picking flowers for her hair and getting dressed.
Many pamphlets and books were written during the reformation era which explained how to be a good wife or husband. At this time there was a widespread change in the way people viewed the roles of husbands and wives.
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Although what we were told by God, in many primitive civilizations marriage was primarily industrial. During early times husband and wife were not much together; they did not even eat together very often.(The Marriage Institution 1). Their marriages were always planned by their parents and in some cases brides were bought. Polygamy was also frequent in the early history of marriage. Although, as civilization progressed monogamy became the idealistic goal of human sex evolution.(The Marriage Institution 6). In addition, as civilization advanced, marriage became more seriously regarded and the wedding ceremony became recurrent. The marriage ceremony grew out of the fact that marriage was originally a community affair and also primitive man had no records, so the marriage had to be witnessed by many people.
The word marriage, a simple word that could change all of our lives. What does marriage mean? Simply put it means the joining of two souls as spouses in a personal bond. When we think of marriage what other word comes to mind? Most likely the word love, we associate love with marriage.
Marriage occurs after a partner is selected. In history a person’s marriage partner was selected by their parents. The bride and groom would not have a say in the issue, their father would generally set up an arrangement for the marriage of his daughter dealing with the head of the other family. The girl’s family would seek a husband for his dau...
“Have you ever thought about how much time and creativity is put into making and decorating a cake?” An average person spends eight hours into making and decorating a cake (“Veena Azmanov”). “By definition, a cake decorator is a culinary professional who is trained to create designs on pastries, cakes, and other baked goods.” Cake decorators work with sugar arts that are put on the desserts as well the fillings that go in or on top of the cake with baking the cake themselves (“The Reluctant Gourmet”). The origin of cake decorating started in the 17th century in the European continent where cake decorating was originated. The decorative aspects are the distinct shapes and designs of the cake, they use icing for various shapes, patterns and