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A '''wedding''' is the formal [[ceremony]] which marks a [[marriage]].<br> |
A '''wedding''' is the formal [[ceremony]] which marks a [[marriage]].<br> |
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It represents the recognition and marking, by [[society]], of the legal, social and societal changes involved in marriage: the changes of status, the transfer of [[family|familial]] responsibilities (which may also include tarnsfers of [[property]]. |
It represents the recognition and marking, by [[society]], of the legal, social and societal changes involved in marriage: the changes of status, the transfer of [[family|familial]] responsibilities (which may also include tarnsfers of [[property]]. In many [[period]] cultures the wedding is also the [[religion|religious]] ritual sealing the marriage and validating it. |
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In many [[period]] cultures the wedding is also the [[religion|religious]] ritual sealing the marriage and validating it. |
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Generally a wedding will also draw approval from its local community, offering an opportunity for celebration and relaxation amongst the rigours of the [[medieval]] life. |
Generally a wedding will also draw approval from its local community, offering an opportunity for celebration and relaxation amongst the rigours of the [[medieval]] life. |
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Some cultures valued the wedding higher than others: in one notable example, a [[Muslim]] army relaxed its seige of a [[Crusade]]r castle, when the Muslim general learned that a wedding had just occurred. Food and drink were allowed in, and impromptu |
Some cultures valued the wedding higher than others: in one notable example, a [[Muslim]] [[army]] relaxed its [[seige]] of a [[Crusade]]r [[castle]], when the Muslim general learned that a wedding had just occurred. [[Food]] and [[drink]] were allowed in, and impromptu wedding gifts were sent in, to satisfy the proprieties that the wedding couple should be honoured. |
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Revision as of 09:33, 27 October 2006
A wedding is the formal ceremony which marks a marriage.
It represents the recognition and marking, by society, of the legal, social and societal changes involved in marriage: the changes of status, the transfer of familial responsibilities (which may also include tarnsfers of property. In many period cultures the wedding is also the religious ritual sealing the marriage and validating it.
Generally a wedding will also draw approval from its local community, offering an opportunity for celebration and relaxation amongst the rigours of the medieval life.
Some cultures valued the wedding higher than others: in one notable example, a Muslim army relaxed its seige of a Crusader castle, when the Muslim general learned that a wedding had just occurred. Food and drink were allowed in, and impromptu wedding gifts were sent in, to satisfy the proprieties that the wedding couple should be honoured.
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