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... groom , usually in his thirties , and the bride - to - be , usually in her early teens , underwent ceremonial ... groom's house was led by torches ; the bridal chariot , in which the couple and the best man sat , followed . Accompanying ...
... groom , usually in his thirties , and the bride - to - be , usually in her early teens , underwent ceremonial ... groom's house was led by torches ; the bridal chariot , in which the couple and the best man sat , followed . Accompanying ...
Page 74
... groom was probably between 16 and 20 ; the bride was not much above the age of puberty . The early Romans believed ... groom . Presumably this was a token of earlier forms of marriage , which had always been in manus ( in hand ) ...
... groom was probably between 16 and 20 ; the bride was not much above the age of puberty . The early Romans believed ... groom . Presumably this was a token of earlier forms of marriage , which had always been in manus ( in hand ) ...
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... groom's profession - for example , wood shavings for a carpenter or pieces of old iron for a blacksmith . The custom of crossed swords forming an archway is a relic of the weddings of military men . It was also common belief that if the ...
... groom's profession - for example , wood shavings for a carpenter or pieces of old iron for a blacksmith . The custom of crossed swords forming an archway is a relic of the weddings of military men . It was also common belief that if the ...
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