Re: Weddings
Akiernox OCathasaigh
akiernox_ocasey@hotmail.com
Thu Jul 30 17:07:00 1998
Taliesin_2 wrote,*br*: Hello. I am asking about (Druid-style) weddings. No, I'm not *br*: getting married, but am curious aboutHow Druids performed *br*: the weddings. I know of the Handfasting (A year & a day) *br*: concept. But is that a Wiccan wedding? Is it relatively new? *br*: Or did the Druids do the Handfastings ( A year & a day) back *br*: when Druidry was strong & respected throughout the *br*: realms/kingdoms?*p*______________________________________________________________________*p*Taliesin_2:*p*     From my understanding, Trial Marriages (i.e; "a year and a day") were the most common form of marriage in olden times. These marriages could have varied lengths of time between the couple, depending on an agreement before the marriage as to the length of the contract/marriage, the minimum length of time being a year. This is not an area that I am familiar with so I could be wrong, but I hope this may throw some light on your question*p*Akiernox OCathasaigh*br*
Weddings
Taliesin_2
97
Tue Jun 30 00:56:32 1998