Sunday, January 20, 2008

Handfasting


Handfasting is an ancient Scottish wedding ritual in which the couple's hands are tied together by ribbons of their families’ tartans (or in our case tartans of our choosing). Traditionally the hand fast was supposed to last for a year and a day after which time the couple could decide to make it permanent. This ceremony provides the origin of the phrase "tying the knot".

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