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2. Bride price - Wikipedia

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   Bride price, bride-dowry, bride-wealth, [1] bride service or bride token, is money, property, or other form of wealth paid by a groom or his family to the woman or the family of the woman he will be married to or is just about to marry. Bride dowry is equivalent to dowry paid to the groom in some cultures, or used by the bride to help establish ...

3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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   A woman thief who robs men in alleys [11] and how! I Strongly agree! [8] ... cheap saloon speakeasy or brothel [22] ... Engagement ring or wedding band [206] happy ...

4. Marriage proposal - Wikipedia

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   A marriage proposal is a custom or ritual, common in Western cultures, in which one member of a couple asks the other for their hand in marriage. If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement, a mutual promise of later marriage. Not all engagements begin with a proposal of marriage. Historically, many marriages have been arranged by ...

5. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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   Handfasting is a wedding ritual in which the bride's and groom's hands are tied together. It is said to be based on an ancient Celtic tradition and to have inspired the phrase "tying the knot". "Handfasting" is favoured by practitioners of Celtic-based religions and spiritual traditions, such as Wicca and Druidism.

6. Wedding reception - Wikipedia

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   Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding Party, Flemish painting of the 17th century Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends ...

7. List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies - Wikipedia

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   Lexon Paradox — Two automotive design teams produced two completely opposite cars (e.g., one was the most expensive car ever, the other the cheapest; one was the safest, the other designed to throw flaming victims hundreds of feet in a crash). In the end, the two were combined to create The Paradox. [399]