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  2. Traditional Chinese marriage - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes the "X" includes a giant bow or flower, though not in this picture. Traditional Chinese marriage ( Chinese : 婚姻 ; pinyin : hūnyīn ) is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involves not only a union between spouses but also a union between the two families of a man and a woman, sometimes established by pre ...

  3. Kneeling - Wikipedia

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    A boy kneeling in the courtyard of the Great Umayyed Mosque in Syria. Kneeling is a basic human position where one or both knees touch the ground. According to Merriam-Webster, kneeling is defined as "to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor". [1]

  4. Holmegaard bow - Wikipedia

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    The bows are generally between 170 and 180 cm in length and less than 6 cm wide. [2] [3] It has been suggested that only the inner limbs of a Holmegaard style bow bend in use, [4] [5] but this is incorrect, they bend to their tips. [6] All Mesolithic bows from this area are made of elm, the best European bow wood apart from yew.

  5. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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    The oldest traditional wedding vows can be traced back to the manuals of the medieval church. In England, there were manuals of the dioceses of Salisbury and York.The compilers of the first Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549, based its marriage service mainly on the Sarum manual.

  6. Svayamvara - Wikipedia

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    The Svayamvara ceremony of princess Damayantī, illustrated by Warwick Goble, 1913. Svayamvara (Sanskrit: स्वयंवर, romanized: svayaṃvara lit. ' self-choice ') is a distinctive matrimonial tradition in ancient Indian society where a bride, usually from Kṣatriya (warrior) caste, selects her husband from a group of assembled suitors either by her own choice or a public contest ...

  7. Handbag - Wikipedia

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    Early modern Europeans wore purses for one sole purpose: to carry coins. Purses were made of soft fabric or leather and were worn by men as often as ladies; the Scottish sporran is a survival of this custom. In the 17th century, young girls were taught embroidery as a necessary skill for marriage; this also helped them make very beautiful handbags.

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