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Ronin
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I was talking to someone about wedding traditions and stuff and we came to the subject of the garder.

I looked on everythin2.com and was unable to find any expination for this seemingly odd practice.

Im wondering where it comes from and its meaning. If I had to guess it would be symbolic of the husband taking his wifes virginity.

But I dont know.

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rivka
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Garter.

Linky the first

Linky the second

Linky the third

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imogen
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And there was I reading it as wedding gardner .

In which case this sentance

quote:
If I had to guess it would be symbolic of the husband taking his wifes virginity.

becomes very odd indeed.

[ February 16, 2004, 03:10 AM: Message edited by: imogen ]

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imogen
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Then again, maybe it's just me..

I opened Rivka's linky the first and read

quote:
This was because it was felt dangerous for the Bride to count her chickens.

Cue instant mental picture of a woman in a white meringue dress standing in a chicken coop counting away...

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rivka
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O_o

You Aussies are weird.

You have a tradition of a wedding gardener??

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rivka
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Well, I guess it depends how you define "bride" -- I wouldn't call her that solely on the actual wedding day. [Smile]

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imogen
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Nope, I just though it was some crazy North American thing.

I mean, deep-fried turkey, wedding gardeners - where's the difference?

[Smile]

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rivka
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Well, try deep-frying the gardener and see how that works out, ok?

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imogen
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mm, wedding turkey

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Slash the Berzerker
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I thought it was wedding guarder.

Like, in case the wedding was assaulted by blowgun wielding hottentots. Because that might happen.

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Lalo
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A wedding gardener might make sense, actually, if it's a Chicano wedding. To bring an element of Mexican-American life into the whole ceremony, and all.

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Slash the Berzerker
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Why does a wedding need a fruit picker?

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sarahdipity
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So they can make the fruitcake for the top level of cake. [Smile]

Note:
Traditionally the top of a multi-tiered cake will be made of fruit cake so that it would last long enough to be eaten on the first anniversary. ewwww

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