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Where did some wedding traditions come from?

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Description: Where did some wedding traditions come from?

Question Number: 1

Question: Why is June such a popular month for weddings?

	- the Farmer's Almanac says that traditionally it is the month of the mildest weather.
	- April showers bring May flowers, May flowers are used in the bouquet
	- In the 15th century May was the month of bathing so people didn't smell badly in June
	- June is named for the Goddess Juno, the patron goddess of fertility

Question Number: 2

Question: It is considered bad luck for the bride to make her own wedding gown.

	True
	False

Question Number: 3

Question: Originally the bride did not throw her bouquet. What did she throw?

	Her handkerchief
	Her garter
	Her shoe
	Her veil

Question Number: 4

Question: Something old, something new, something borrowed - but why something blue?

	- to symbolize the strength of marriage through good times and bad
	- to symbolize fertility
	- to symbolize fidelity
	- to symbolize purity

Question Number: 5

Question: Why did guest shower the couple with rice?

	It looked good in the photos.
	It symbolized purity.
	It symbolized fertility.
	It symbolized weath.

Question Number: 6

Question: Why the honeymoon?

	- traditionally couples went away for a moon (month) to symbolize the bride leaving her parents home and starting her own home with her husband.
	- the time alone was meant to bring sweetness to the marriage
	- Honey is symbolic of fertility and a moon long vacation insured that the bride had a complete cycle in which to become pregnant
	- in ancient times the groom would kidnap his bride and hide her from her family for 30 days so they could not reclaim her

Question Number: 7

Question: Why a best man?

	- It was his role to step in as husband should something happen to the groom.
	- The groom was considered King on his wedding day, and the Best Man's role was to attend to his needs.
	- the best man helped the groom kidnap the bride and hide her
	- the role of best man was meant to prepare a young man for his own wedding

Question Number: 8

Question: Why are Jewish couples married under a canopy?

	- the Canopy symbolizes a new home for the couple
	- traditionally Jewish wedding were held outdoors and the canopy protected the couple from the sun
	- the canapy served to separate the couple from the guests thereby establishing them as a family unit
	- the canapy is white and is a symbol for fertility in the marriage

Question Number: 9

Question: An ornamental branch is placed near the wedding couple. Guests recieve a paper leaf tied to a ribbon. The guests write wishes and hopes for the couple on the leaves and tie it to the branches to make the couple a wedding tree. This is a tradition in ________weddings.

	Chinese
	Dutch
	Greek
	Japanese

Question Number: 10

Question: Why are candied almonds a traditional wedding favor?

	- 5 candied almonds were given to guests to symbolize the bittersweet nature of marriage.
	- Nobody knows but the Jordan Almond people are happy about it.
	- Almonds are mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible, were among the earliest cultivated foods. They are a symbol of wealth.
	- the almond tree blooms in April and May.

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