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... ceremony . The ceremony occurred in the bridegroom's house and , as a religious observance , included a sacrifice to Jupiter Farreus . The pontifex maximus ( head priest ) and ten witnesses , perhaps symbolic of the ten guardians of ...
... ceremony . The ceremony occurred in the bridegroom's house and , as a religious observance , included a sacrifice to Jupiter Farreus . The pontifex maximus ( head priest ) and ten witnesses , perhaps symbolic of the ten guardians of ...
Page 108
... ceremony , the couple was encouraged to attend Church services so that the priest could offer a special blessing ( the blessing did not itself constitute a marriage ceremony ) . Among the Teutonic tribes , the two ceremonies were given ...
... ceremony , the couple was encouraged to attend Church services so that the priest could offer a special blessing ( the blessing did not itself constitute a marriage ceremony ) . Among the Teutonic tribes , the two ceremonies were given ...
Page 224
... ceremonies were proscribed , but this decision was soon revised , and the religious ceremony was made optional after the civil one had been performed . The use of a ring at the ceremony , to symbolize the unity of the couple , was ...
... ceremonies were proscribed , but this decision was soon revised , and the religious ceremony was made optional after the civil one had been performed . The use of a ring at the ceremony , to symbolize the unity of the couple , was ...
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Hebrew Marriage in the Old Testament | 34 |
Marriage among the Greeks | 47 |
Roman Marriage | 64 |
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