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  2. Loving cup - Wikipedia

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    A loving cup is a large cup with two arching handles. [1] It can describe a shared drinking container traditionally used at weddings and banquets, often made of silver. Loving cups are also given as trophies to winners of games or competitions. [2]

  3. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    At the reception, the couple customarily uses a toasting cup called a Coupe de Mariage. This toast originated in France: traditionally a small piece of toast was literally dropped into the couple's wine to ensure a healthy life. The couple would lift their glass to "a toast", as is common in Western culture today.

  4. Bride - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "bride-cup" was also sometimes used of the bowl of spiced wine prepared at night for the bridal couple. Bride-favours , anciently called bride-lace, were at first pieces of gold, silk or other lace, used to bind up the sprigs of rosemary formerly worn at weddings.

  5. Polterabend - Wikipedia

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    Polterabend ( Polish: pultrować) is a German and to a lesser extent Polish, Austrian and Swiss wedding custom in which, on the night before the wedding, the guests break porcelain to bring luck to the couple's marriage.

  6. Party favor - Wikipedia

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    Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the bride and groom during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. The tradition of distributing wedding favors is hundreds of years old.

  7. Some consumers are punting big purchases like pools and ...

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    Americans are kicking the can down the road on some more costly, traditionally financed purchases as elevated inflation and interest rates bite.. Corporate executives this earnings season have ...

  8. Plate smashing - Wikipedia

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    Plate smashing is a Greek custom that peaked in the 60s and 70s, involving the intentional smashing of plates or glasses during celebratory occasions.

  9. These Super Bowl Party Ideas Will Impress the Heck Out of ...

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    Here, 25 creative ideas for your Super Bowl party that might even get Bill Belichick to smile. 1. Send out cute invites. Rather than simply texting your crew, send out cute Super Bowl party ...

  10. Chinese tea culture - Wikipedia

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    Tea drinking in small bowls and cups was likely adopted since it gathers and directs the fragrant steam from the tea to the nose, allowing for a better appreciation of the tea's flavour. Teawares made with a special kind of purple clay (zisha) from Yixing went on to develop during this period.

  11. Jewish wedding - Wikipedia

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    A Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish laws and traditions. While wedding ceremonies vary, common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketubah (marriage contract) which is signed by two witnesses, a chuppah or huppah (wedding canopy), a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy, and the breaking ...