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Origin of wedding gifts and why they are so
special
When and how did the "wedding gifts"
originate? One has to go back in history as far back as Athenians and their
practice of offering presents to those who are about to enter into an agreement
"for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, for sickness or for
health,". Also the practice of wedding gifts dates back to the period when
men no longer bartered their wives for their horses; and when mutual friends
offered articles that would go far, toward making the housekeeping of the
newly-wedded more comfortable.
The Grecian historians have more to tell us on
wedding gifts. The wedding gifts used to form a gorgeous display and that
friends and relatives competed with each other in offering the best of their
wedding gifts that excel in elegance. - wedding gifts include vessels of gold
and silver, precious jewels, vases, articles of ornament, magnificent wearing
apparel, as well as couches, tables and other household appurtenances.
Today wedding gifts are an all-important part
of the ceremony or etiquette of marriage. Times have changed and to think of the
historical way of giving wedding gifts like the examples above, is impractical.
Present practices of offering wedding gifts limit to more useful things rather
than items of display.
For
more information and sources please click here Wedding Gifts
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