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Asking for Her Hand in Marriage, Tying the Knot, and Handfasting

July 9, 2008 – 3:17 pm

I was thinking yesterday that there might be more to the common saying “asking for her hand in marriage.” Doing a few searches and I found that some believe it comes from a medieval ritual known as handfasting. Today it has been adopted by certain Neopagan groups as part of their engagement or marriage rituals, [...]

By Bryce Haymond | Posted in Practices | Also tagged altar, BYU, ceremony, crown, eastern orthodox, greek, handclasp, handfasting, hands, marriage, middle ages, oath, rituals, video | Comments (9)

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