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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Wedding ring

A wedding ring or wedding band consists of a precious metal ring, usually worn on the base of the left ring finger – the fourth finger (with the thumb counted as the first finger) of the left hand. Such a ring symbolizes marriage: a spouse wears it to indicate a marital commitment to fidelity. The European custom of wearing such a ring has spread widely beyond Europe. Wedding ring - Traditional customs. Wedding ring - Pre-wedding customs. According to some customs, the ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia II - Wedding ring - Quotes "Until death do us part." —common ending words of a Christian wedding vow "With this ring I thee wed." —from the traditional Church of England marriage-ceremony formula "With this ring, you are consecrated to me according to the law of Moses and Israel." —translated from the Hebrew words said at a Jewish wedding "N., take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." —f ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Church bell

A church bell is a bell which is rung in a (especially Christian) church either to signify the time of the hour or the time for worshippers to go to church, perhaps to attend a wedding, funeral or other service. Modern church bells are often electronically timed to chime automatically. Some churches use recorded or digitally synthesised bells. The practice and hobby of bell-ringing is known as campanology. Change ringing is a particular facet of campanology where bells are rung in mathematical sequence. Wedding cards commonly show bells: this is founded on the tradition of ringi ...

Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Wedding cake

A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding breakfast, after a wedding. It is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, occasionally over a layer of marzipan, topped with a small statue of a bride and groom. Other common motifs include doves, gold rings and horseshoes, the latter symbolising good luck. Achieving a dense, strong cake that can support the decorations while remaining edible can be c ...

Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Black Veil

Black Veil, in the Roman Catholic Church, the symbol of the most complete renunciation of the world and adoption of a nuns life. On the appointed day the nun goes through all the ritual of the marriage ceremony, after a solemn mass at which all the inmates of the convent assist. She is dressed in bridal white with wreath and veil, and receives a wedding-ring, as a "Bride of Christ". Afterwards she presides at a wedding breakfast, at which a bride-cake is cut. She thus bids adieu to all her friends, and having previously taken the whit ...

Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Marriage

Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. Marriage can include legal, social, and religious elements. In western societies, marriage has traditionally been understood as social contract between a man (husband) and a woman (wife), while in other parts of the world polygamy has been the most common form of marriage, usually in the form of polygyny (a man taking several wives) but occasionally in the form of polyandry (a woman taking several husbands). In some western ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Handfasting

Handfasting is a Neopagan (especially Wiccan) term for a wedding. In some cases, it symbolizes the beginning of trial marriage, typically lasting a year and a day; if the proper measures are taken, it can be a legal marriage ceremony. Handfastings can be performed for heterosexual or homosexual couples (see also Same-sex marriage), as well as for larger groups in the case of polyamorous relationships. Handfasting is related to an old Celtic ceremony, in which the couple's hands are ritualistically tied together, hence th ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Wedding favor

Wedding favors are small gifts given to the guests at a typical United States wedding celebration. One of the main ideas for giving wedding favors is that they serve as a token gift to thank the people who have joined to celebrate a marriage. Tradition has fused wedding favors with style to create gifts that represent the lifestyle of the couple. There is a great diversity in wedding favours, and can serve more than one purpose at a wedding reception. Wedding favors can be as simple as a nicely presented serving of candy to be eat ...

Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Visual markers of marital status

Humans use clothing, hairstyle, accessories, jewelry, tattoos, and other bodily adornments as indicators of social status. One status that is usually of extreme interest is marital status. In many places and times, someone who is married is supposedly off-limits for flirtation, casual sex, or courtship. If married people merit special privileges, forms of address, or expressions of politeness, it is useful to know this immediately. Because marital status markers are usually gender-specific, male and female status markers will b ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Wedding reception

A wedding reception is a party held after the completion of a marriage ceremony. Some sort of post-marriage party is traditional in most societies around the world, but with considerable variety on the details. In most Western countries, following a meal with copious quantities of food and alcohol (traditionally paid for by the bride's family and known as the Wedding breakfast) speeches are made by members of the wedding party wishing the couple well in the future. Traditionally, the speaking parties include bride's father, the ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - White wedding

A white wedding is a term for a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding in British and American, as well as Commonwealth, traditions. Brides in many other countries are adopting this traditional white dress. This term refers to the white colour of the wedding dress, which became popular in the Victorian era and came to symbolize purity of heart and the innocence of childhood. Later attribution suggested that the colour white symbolized virginity. This article discusses the rise of the conventions of a "White wedding," their p ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Best man

The best man is the name given to the male assistant to the bridegroom at a wedding. Usually the groom gives this honor to someone who is close to him, either a brother or his closest male friend. In the context of a traditional American/British white wedding, the best man's duties typically include: Planning all of the details of the wedding Organising a Bachelor party for the groom Getting the groom to the wedding on time, generally by sleeping in the groom's bedroom the night before Su ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Jewellery

Jewellery (Jewelry in American spelling); comprises ornamental objects worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. Costume jewellery is made from less valuable materials. However, jewellery can and has been made out of almost every kind of material. The word is derived from the word "jewel", which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel" in around the 13th century. Further tracing leads bac ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Corpse Bride

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is a 2005 stop-motion-animation film based on a 19th century Russian-Jewish folktale version of an older Jewish story. It was directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, and filmed at Vinton Studios in London. It stars Johnny Depp as the voice of Victor and Helena Bonham Carter as the voice of the Corpse Bride. This is the first animated film in which Johnny Depp has been a voice actor. The movie bears a striking resemblance to The Nightmare Before Christmas, a stop-motion movie directed by ...

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Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia - Collar BDSM

In a BDSM context, a collar is a device of any material placed around the neck of the submissive partner. The most common material is leather, and many people use actual dog collars with a buckle. Other materials include rubber, PVC, and metal, typically stainless steel. Collars may be decorated in various ways, and often feature buckles, straps and hooks, padlocks and other attachments. The standard form is a black leather band around the neck, though there are many variations including elegant jewelry necklaces. D-rings ...

Wedding Ring: Encyclopedia II - Wedding ring - Traditional customs

Wedding ring - Pre-wedding customs. According to some customs, the wedding ring forms the last in a series of gifts, which also may include the engagement ring, traditionally given as a betrothal present, and the promise ring, often given when serious courting begins. Other more recent traditions, and the jewelry trade, seek to expand the idea of a series of ring-gifts with an eternity ring, which symbolizes the renewal or ongoing nature of a lasting marriage, sometimes given after the birth of a first chi ...

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