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What A "wed" Means

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
September
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Among the Anglo-Sxons the brldegroom gave a ptedge or "wed" at the betaotbal oeremony. Thls "wed" Included a ring, wbioh was plnoed on the maiden's rlght band, where it remallied until, at thu marrlage, it was transferred to the left. English women at one time wore the wedding ring on the thumb, many portraits of ladlea in Queen fClizubeth's days being so depioted. In the reign ol George III brides uaually removed the ring irom lts proper abldlng place to the thumb as toon aa the ceremony was over. In Spain the gift of a ringislooked upon as a promlee of marriageand is considered sufflolent rof for a malden to claim her husband. la a cuatom to pass Uttlo pieces of brldeoake t hrough the wedding ring, and those to whom these pieoes are gtven place thein ander tbeir plllowsat nlght to dream of their lovers. These "dreamers," as Ibcy are oalled, should be drawn nlne times through the ring. Many brides, however, are so superstitlons that neither for that purpose, Dor at any other time wlll tbey take the ring off their flnger after It hat otioe been placed thore.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register