83:2.3 An early type of [[wedding]] [[ceremony]] was the mimic flight, a sort of [[elopement]] [[rehearsal]] which was once a common [[practice]]. Later, mock capture became a part of the regular wedding [[ceremony]]. A [[modern]] girl's pretensions to resist "capture," to be reticent toward marriage, are all [[relics]] of olden [[customs]]. The carrying of the bride over the [[threshold]] is reminiscent of a [[number]] of [[ancient]] [[practices]], among others, of the days of [[wife]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft stealing]. | 83:2.3 An early type of [[wedding]] [[ceremony]] was the mimic flight, a sort of [[elopement]] [[rehearsal]] which was once a common [[practice]]. Later, mock capture became a part of the regular wedding [[ceremony]]. A [[modern]] girl's pretensions to resist "capture," to be reticent toward marriage, are all [[relics]] of olden [[customs]]. The carrying of the bride over the [[threshold]] is reminiscent of a [[number]] of [[ancient]] [[practices]], among others, of the days of [[wife]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft stealing]. |