JennyQueen's Blog – May 2014 Archive (1)

Chances are those who have attended a wedding have witnessed some popular traditions take place. The bride wears a veil, a court of wedding attendants accompanies the bride and groom, and birdseed, rice or flower petals are tossed. But have you ever wondered why? The wedding customs are ripe with tradition and harken back to days when superstition and myth often ruled the day.*

Throwing rice: Today it has become de rigueur to blow bubbles, toss birdseed or release doves when…