ep31 Marriage Customs

From modern marriage customs come from the ancient. A man falls from an airplane fifteen thousand feet high and lives. A revolutionary song of derision is turned into a marching song of victory by an enemy.

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this session. Wonder where some of our most enjoyable customs come from?

For instance, those surrounding the marriage ceremony, well, listen to the origin of a few of them. The custom of June weddings originated with the ancient Romans, whose goddess Juneau, the faithful wife of Jupiter, was revered as the goddess of marriage, and for whom the month of June was named.

The custom of throwing old shoes after a bridal couple originated in the Bible, the book of Ruth, 4th chapter, verses 7, 8 and 9. Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing.

to confirm all things a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor. And this was a testimony in Israel. So the kinsmen said unto Boaz, buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

And Boaz said unto the elders and to all the people. He had witnesses this day that I have bought all that was elimilex, and all that was chilions and mailons of the hand of Naomi.