The Wedding Day in All Ages and Countries

INDEX.

ABYSSINIAN marriages, 106, 107, 154.
Adamant symbol, 43.

Adultery, punishment for, 107.
Advertisements for wives, 159; wed-
ding, 289.

Aenezes, marriages of, 59.
African marriages, 100, 105.
Age for marriage, 15, 31, 38, 42, 54, 62,
72, 78, 80, 149, 150, 157, 166, 175,
209, 210.
Aimaks, 142.

Albanian marriages, 37, 33.
Algerine marriages, 56.
Almonds at weddings, 171.
Amboina, marriages at, 96.
America, 116, 199. North, marriages
in, 114-117. South, marriages in,
112, 113.

Anglo-Normans, marriages of, 207,
219.

Anglo-Saxons, marriages of, 205, 207,
219, 221, 236, 239, 242, 248, 261, 263,
265.

Angola, marriages in, 103.
Ankle-showing at marriages, 133.
Anne of Cleves, wedding ring of, 226.
Ansarians, 95.

Apron string, under the, 185.
Arabian marriages, 58-61.
Areca at marriages, 93.
Armenian marriages, 69, 70.
Arrhæ, 210.

Arrow symbol, 58, 82, 111.
Assyrian marriages, 51, 52.
Astrology and marriages, 237, 238.
Athens, 92, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38.

Australians, marriages of, 117-120.
Ava, marriages at, 93.
Axle-tree symbol, 33.

Babylonian marriages, 52.
Bachelors punished, 30; taxed, 114.
Backing the wedding, 181.
Ball-throwing at weddings, 160, 161.
Banians, marriages of, 90, 91.
Benares, marriages at, 91.

Banns, marriages, 176, 204, 205, 211,
277.

Baptism at marriages, 66.
Barbary, Mahomedaus of, marriages of,
56, 57; Moors of, marriages of, 53,
57;
Nasamones of, marriages of, 57.
Bath, wedding, 18, 22, 32, 36, 44, 54,
63, 75, 122, 123, 135.
Bays at weddings, 33, 259.
Bearskin test, 130.

Beating a bride, 170, 202, 207.
Bedding the bride, 157, 162, 181, 253,
265-270.

Bed, bridal, 25, 48, 54, 79, 133, 165,
183, 260, 265.
Bede, Venerable, 288.
Bedouin marriages, 59, 60.
Beena marriages, 92.
Bees and marriages, 287.

Belgium, marriages in, 162.

Bellman proclaims marriages, 278.
Bell-ringing at marriages, 198, 242,

262, 289.

Benediction, nuptial, 245, 246.
| Bengal, 82, 92, 93.

Best men, 135, 142.

Betel at marriages, 90, 93, 96, 98.
Betrothal, 16, 31, 34, 39, 42, 210-212,
217.

Biddings, 160, 189, 191, 192.
Bisnajor, 93.

Blackbirds and marriages, 114.

Blood symbol, 59, 144.
Boeotia, 33.

Boleyn, Anne, 226.
Bombay, 87.

Boothia, 143.

Borneo, 144.
Bosnia, 134.

Bouquet-language, 56; wedding, 167,
255-257.

Bowing to the bridegroom, 70.
Brahmin marriages, 80, 81, 82, 86, 93,
95.

Brand, 156, 162, 196, 246, 252, 254.
Brazil, marriages at, 110, 111.
Bread-and-cheese welcome, 181.
Breakfast, wedding, 238.

Breaking coins at marriages, 94; glass
vessels at marriages, 22, 23, 24, 26,
125.

Breeches - custom, 140; week of the,

197, 233, 234, 248, 251, 266, 267, 269,

271-273.

Calabria, 171.

Callirrhoë, 32.

Calvinists, 150.

Cambay, marriages at, 91.
Camillus, 46.

Canara, marriages at, 87.

Canary Islands, marriages in, 105.
Candy, 92, 93.

Canongate marriages, 278.

Canopy, nuptial, 22, 25, 54, 239. Vide
Care-cloth.

Capture of wives, 17, 21, 35, 41, 45, 47,
59, 60, 68, 81, 88, 89, 105, 106, 112,
117-119, 128-130, 133, 134, 137, 141,
150, 152, 160, 161, 172, 174, 180, 191,
196, 206.
Cards, wedding, 289.
Care-cloth, 206, 239. Fide Canopy.
Caribs, marriages of, 110..
Carrying the bride, 88, 89, 102, 105,
106, 110, 146; the bridegroom, 108.
Carthage, 50, 245.
Cascar, 131.

Caspian Sea, 127, 128.
Cassan, 92.

Catechism and marriage, 183.
Cattaro, 169.

Caubul, 66.

Caucasus, 128, 131.

Cecrops, 29.

Celebes, marriages at, 96.

Celibacy punished, 29, 282.

Ceylon, marriages at, 92.

Chaining at weddings, 96, 168, 189,
198, 199.

Chaldean marriages, 51.

Changing wives, 174.

Chaucer, 153, 224, 240.

Cheese at weddings, 181, 192.

Chemise, marriages in, 115, 116.
Cherokees, 112.

Chinese marriages, 71-77, 93.
Choctaws, 112.

Christians, early marriages of, 203–205,
210, 217, 218, 224, 235, 238, 239, 246,
262, 264.

Chukchi, 142.

Church, walking round, 180, 188.
Circassia, marriages in, 66, 67, 128.

Cake wedding, 45, 75, 76, 170, 178, 194, Ckaratschai, 131.

Cloth symbol, 103.

Cochin China, 95.

Coemptio, marriage by, 41.
Coffers, marriage, 167.

Coin-breaking at weddings, 94, 212.

Columbia, 114.

Compulsory marriages, 77, 78.

Deega marriages, 92.

|Denmark, marriages in, 135, 136, 249.
Diamond wedding ring, 166.
Dinner superstition, 152.

Distaff symbol, 46, 79.

Divination at marriages, 49, 86, 93, 108,
141, 172, 271, 272.

Confarreatio, marriage by, 40, 41, 45, Divorce, 20, 35, 41, 42.

46, 271.

Congo marriages, 105.
Copt marriages, 54, 55.
Corn-laiters, 193.

symbol, 19, 23, 33, 36, 46, 124, 133,
168, 169, 171, 240, 241, 249, 256, 257,
271.

Cows at marriages, 91.

Creeks, 112.

Creeling the bridegroom, 179.
Crete, 35.

Crockery thrown at weddings, 150.
Cromlechs, marriages at, 205.
Crooked money at betrothal, 213.
Crowns, wedding, 18, 33, 36, 38, 39, 40,
45, 54, 67, 70, 91, 106, 124, 125, 132,
136, 138, 142, 143, 147, 150, 151, 154,

Dogs, omens of, 180, 285,

Door, church, marriages at. Vide
Porch.

Door custom, 133, 151.
Dorians, 35.

Dower declared at church porch, 153.
Dow purse, 244.

Dress wedding, 207, 283.

Drinking at weddings, 22, 23, 36, 39, 67,

125, 140, 142, 144, 151, 173, 180, 183,
212, 247, 248.

170, 204, 206, 233, 239-242, 248, 279. Earthen vessels given at betrothal,

Dalmatia, marriages in, 169, 170.
Dancing at marriages, 19, 22, 24, 33,
34, 36, 38, 52, 53, 57, 62, 63, 88, 89,
90, 93, 102-104, 114, 124, 135, 137,
142, 155, 162, 163, 182, 183, 187, 262-
264.

Danish marriages, 111, 185.
Danube, 134.

Days for marriage, 15, 32, 43, 57, 59,
74, 78, 93, 123, 137, 138, 149, 176,
180, 182, 186, 191, 235-237.

Dead, marriage to the, 61, 130.

166.

East Indies, 90, 91, 96.
Edinburgh, 186, 278.
Egg symbol, 24, 96, 98.
Egyptian marriages, 53, 54, 55.
Eimauk lend wives, 66.

Elba, marriages at, 168.
Elephants at marriages, 90.
Enchantments, charms to avert, 47.
Epithalamia, 34, 48, 264.
Esquimaux, marriages of, 143.
Ethiopia, marriages in, 108.
Etruscan marriages, 48, 152.
Evelyn, 24, 279, 281.

Fair, marriage, 52, 127, 184.
Fasting at marriages, 279.
Fattening for marriage, 106.
Favors, bride, 156, 181, 215, 250, 251.
Feet-washing at marriages, 86, 90, 98,
132.

Deaf and dumb, marriage of, 284, 285. Fejee Islands, marriages in, 117.

Deasuil, 180.

Deccan, 88.

Fescennina, 48.

¡Festerol, 137.

Fez, marriages at, 56.

Fines, wedding, 182.

Gretna marriages, 175.

Grey horse omen, 286.

Grooali marriages, 95.

Guernsey, marriages in, 162.

Fire symbol, 47, 51, 79, 83, 86, 88, 91, Guiana, marriages at, 111.

Finger, ring, 218.

Finland, marriages in, 139, 140.

99, 109, 132, 143.

Firewood symbol, 111.

Fish symbol, 56, 141.

Guichola Indians, 112.

Guinea, marriages at, 107.

Fleet marriages, 277, 278.
Florida, 110.

Flouncing, 163.

Flowers thrown at weddings, 151, 196,
256-258; worn at betrothal, 214.
Vide Crowns.

Footballs at weddings, 273.
Foot, happy, 178.

Forehead, money put on bridegrooms,
52, 57.

Fortune-tellers and marriage, 72, 124.
France, marriages in, 148, 152-160,
165, 170, 180, 205, 221, 223, 242, 251,
265, 279.

Franconia, 149.

Friesland marriages, 152.

Gallows, marriages under, 158.
Ganjam, 88.

loosing at marriages, 239.
money worn on the, 37.
Handfasting, 113, 184, 185.
Handkerchiefs at marriages, 134, 170,
215.

Handkerchief symbol, 66.

Hands, drinking out of, a form of mar-
riage, 57.

— joining, 210, 211.
Hawk omen, 48.

Head-hunters' marriages, 96.

Helen's Hunt, 196.

Hempseed symbol, 125.

Hen drinking, 286.

symbol, 24, 126, 286.

Garlands, wedding, 197. Vide Flow- Henna used at weddings, 54, 56, 63.

ers.

Henry VIII., wedding ring of, 226.

Garters, the bride's, 156, 201, 215, Herbs thrown at weddings, 256-258.

Germans, marriages of, 145-149, 155, Holland, marriages in, 148, 151, 152.

242.

Gipsies, marriages of, 171.

Girdles, wedding, 18, 22, 45, 55, 69, 136,
138, 185, 249.

Gloves at weddings, 162, 195, 201, 216,
248, 249, 251, 252, 260.

Goa, marriages at, 87.
Golden wedding, 148.
Gothland, 135.
Goths, 57.

Greeks, ancient, marriages of, 29-36,

146, 152, 203, 217, 239, 242, 280.
–, modern, marriages of, 36-40,
67, 142, 246.

Honey at marriages, 132.
Hop symbol, 124, 125.
Horses, grey, 286.
Horsing, 174.

Hottentot marriages, 101, 104.
Hours for marriages, 86, 87, 163, 237,
238.

Hungarian marriages, 134.

Hunting at marriages, 110, 133, 196.

Iceland, marriages in, 138, 139.

"I'm to be Married o' Sunday," 241.
India, marriages in, 79-88, 89, 92, 95,
221.

Infant marriages, 78, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92,
101, 111, 130, 134, 157, 208-210.
Ireland, marriages in, 172-175, 180, 221,
233.

Iron and divorce, 93.

Iroquois, 112.

Laces, bride, 248, 253.
Lapland, marriages in, 142-144.
Laurels at marriages, 151.
Leaf symbol, 59.

Leather wedding ring, 221.
Lending wives, 66, 93, 95, 104, 142.
Lent, marriages in, 203, 235-237.

Italy, marriages in, 163-168, 170, 203, Leopards at marriages, 49.

218, 225.

Ivy symbol, 32, 33.

Jamaica, 99.

Japanese marriages, 78, 79.

Java, marriages in, 97-99.

239, 242.

Letting out wives, 95, 284.

Jews, marriages of, 14-28, 152, 203, Loango marriages, 104.

Livonia, 133.

Looking-glass symbol, 64, 285.

Justices of the Peace, marriages be- Lot, marriage by, 116.

fore, 116, 151.

Lovers' wine, 143.

Lutherans, marriages of, 149.

Luther, Martin, wedding ring of, 226.
Lycian marriages, 50.

Lydian marriages, 50.

Kiss, nuptial, 33, 47, 161, 195, 210, 211, Marca, 184.

224, 246, 272.

Knife symbol, 140.

Knives, wedding, 254, 255,

Market-place marriages, 278, 279.
Maroon marriages, 99.

Martawan, 99.

Knot-loosing at Marriages, 157, 169, Maryland, 114.

180.

-true-love, 249, 250.

Mary, Virgin, wedding-ring of, 27.
Massachusetts, 114.

tying at marriages, 91, 92, 94, Mass at Marriages, 107, 163, 164, 246.

109, 133.

Kocch marriages, 92.

Kooloo, 95.

Korea, 130.

Koryaks, 142.

Kunkan, marriages at, 87.

Match-makers, professional, 30, 36, 53,
63, 72, 78, 96, 159, 167.

May Fair marriages, 221, 278.

marriages, 44, 45, 177, 237.

Medals, marriage, 148, 154.

Medes, marriages of, 61.

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