The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-18
BREAD AND BRIDES.
THE PARTS viANpS PLAY IN MAR.
RAGE CEREMONIES.
Sweetheart Cakes Of . Dutch Dana
sci - Egyptian BridegrOOms Must
work For Their Supper-Wine In
China-Married by Candy.

The important part which different
viauds play in marriage ceremonies
makes rather an interesting story.
For example, the Swedish bride fills
her pocket with bread, which she dis
penses TO every one she meets on hei
way to church, every piece she gives
away avertlng, as she believes, a mis-
fortune.
On the threshold Of her new home .
bride in Servia is presented with q
plate OF bonbons, one of which she and
the bridegroom share between them
the divided bonbon signifying that no
bitterness shall divide them. A sieve
of wheat corn is alsoNgiven to the bride.
Ot this she takes three handfuls,
throws It over her head. cmptying the
sieve upon the ground. The scattered
corn denotes that the bride brings JOY
and prosperity into her new home. The
bride Is still outside the door. nor can
she enter until she has placed two
loayes of bread beneath her arms and
With thes' Hmblems she at length
crosses reshold of her future
home rst meal of the newly
married p. read and wine must be
taken by both to denote that thence
forward all they have shall be equally
divided between them and that their
married life shall be passed in unity
and fidelity.
A Russian wooinG eliminates in the
betrothal feast. at which the bride elect
in return for long tress of hair which
she has given to the bridegroom re-
CeIvcs bread and salt and an almond
cake.
In Holland II a young man is In love
with a girl and wishes TO ask her hand
in marriage he buys Il small sweet
cake and, wrapping 1t up In soft paper.
proceeds to the house of his inamorata
lie Is ushered into the midst OF the
family circle. Without word he
walks up to the young lady and lays
the cake on the table before her. The
rest OF the family affect not to notice
anything unusual and continue their
work or their reading. The young man
turns aside aud talks to the father or
mother on some very ordinary subject.
keeping his eyes eagerly tlxed on the
girl while he is conversing. II she ac-
cepts his offer, she takes up the cake
and cats it, IL she is coquettISh
damsei. she tortures the young man by
turning it over and playing with 1t be-
fore she decides to taste 1t and then en-
raptures him hy eating 1t to the last
crumb u. on the other hand, she
wishes to have nothing more to do
with her admircr she puts il back on
the table. The young man takes up
the cake and, with ''Naarvoal byZa'
men" leaves the house The matter Is
then kept a profound secret by both
families, and the outer world never
hears of It. In place Of a wedding cake /
in Holland wedding candies are given !
Druid zuikers" they are called |
They are passed around by children |
and are served in flower trimmed bas,
kets.
Bride pudding is the name OF the !
Ifccc DC resistance served at Morse /
peasant wedding. This Is not brought /.
on the table until the last day of the /
festivities three or five "days being |
given up to feasting and merrymaking. |
The appearance of the bride pudding /
Is the sigEal of dismissal and at tbe |
close Of the feast the guests say fare I
Wei presenting at tho same time their !
gifts. which consist Of cash. This the /
bride receives, the bridegroom present |
ng each Gonor with n glass of wine
Partaktng of two tiny glasses of wine /
\ ali The ceremony necessary to make
marriage in some Chinese provinces. |
Jto, idcd Il quantity of fireworks are
,et OF. These are to wake the great |
Joss from his sleep that he may wit
leSs the ceremony.
Al Hebrew wedding man and wife |
p from one cup OF wine. symbolZing /
in the joys and pain OF |
'"rthly life, The emptied goblet is
faced on the floor and crushed into a
housand pieces by the bridegroom.
Who thus shows that he will put his
DOT on all evils that may enter the
amily circle.
At an Egyptian wedding feast meat
$ not eaten because of the belief that
t would lead to future chickering's be-
ween them. Eggs, fruits and sweets
ire served. The first meal In the now
/ use cannot be touched until, after
very device known TO the bridegroom
he bride has been at Inst induced 10
:, eak. Once she utters a word, he claps
- hands, aud supper Is brought 10
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Married by candy is the plan IN Bur
ma. or all marriage rites this takes
he palm for conciseness and sweet
Here the dusky lady takes
the initiative. Seeing youth who
plcases her. she offers him II sweet. II
he accepts her proposal, he promptly
eats the token of affection aud they
are thereby made man and wife. In
the act of eating alone this most prim-
Tive rite consists. IL the youth be not
favorably disposed. he remarks with
NIL gallantry that that particular candy
Is not to his taste. and the matter is
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