WEDDING TRIVIA PART 3.

1.     WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE ENGAGEMENT RING?

A.    PAYMENT FOR THE BRIDE
B.    BECAUSE IT'S A NICE ACCESSORY
C.    FOR OTHER MEN TO KNOW SHE IS TAKEN
D.    NONE OF THE ABOVE

2.     WHAT STARTED THE BRIDAL BOUQUET?

A.    JUST BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY
B.     TO MAKE THE BRIDE SMELL FRESH
C.     TO DRIVE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS

3.     WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE WEDDING CAKE?

A.     GOOD FORTUNE
B.     FERTILITY
C.     PROSPERITY

ANSWER:

1.    ( A )  PAYMENT FOR THE BRIDE

IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, THE GROOM MOST OFTEN PAY FOR THE BRIDE'S HAND IN MARRIAGE.

2.     ( C )  USED TO DRIVE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS

BEFORE FLOWERS WERE USED, WOMEN CARRIED AROMATIC BUNCHES OF GARLIC AND HERBS TO DRIVE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS AS THEY WALKED DOWN THE AISLE. OVER TIME, FLOWERS REPLACE THEM AS THEY SYMBOLIZED FERTILITY AND EVERLASTING LOVE.

3.     ( B )   FERTILITY

BEFORE THE CAKE WAS NOT EATEN BUT ACTUALLY THROWN AT THE BRIDE. IT WAS A FERTILITY TRADITION SURROUNDED THE WEDDING.