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  2. Jewish wedding - Wikipedia

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    Jewish wedding. 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) that 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 ...

  3. Biblical clothing - Wikipedia

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    The me'ı̄l was a costly wrap (1Samuel 2:19, 1Samuel 18:4, 1Samuel 24:5, 1Samuel 24:11) and the description of the priest's meʿil was similar to the sleeveless bisht [3] (Exodus 28:31; Antiquities of the Jews, III. vii. 4). This, like the meʿil of the high priest, may have reached only to the knees, but it is commonly supposed to have been a ...

  4. Christian views on marriage - Wikipedia

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    Christian Complementarians prescribe husband-headship—a male-led hierarchy. This view's core beliefs call for a husband's "loving, humble headship" and the wife's "intelligent, willing submission" to his headship. They believe women have "different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage". [134] 3.

  5. Ecclesiastical ring - Wikipedia

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    Wedding rings, or more strictly, rings given in the betrothal ceremony, were common among Christians under the Roman Empire from an early period. The use of such rings was of older date than Christianity, and there is not much to suggest that the giving of the ring was at first incorporated in any ritual for laypeople, or invested with any ...

  6. Wedding ring - Wikipedia

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    A wedding ring is commonly worn on the ring finger. A pair of wedding rings. A wedding ring or wedding band is a finger ring that indicates that its wearer is married. [1] It is usually forged from metal, traditionally gold or another precious metal. Rings were used in ancient Rome during marriage.

  7. Nose-jewel - Wikipedia

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    The nose ring is called a Nath (Hindi: नथ, IPA: [nətʰ]) in various local languages and were introduced around the 9th and 10th centuries becoming a symbol of a woman's marital status. The nath in its full form contains a jeweled ring with a chain connected to a hairpiece. In South Asia, nose piercings were introduced as early as 10th ...

  8. Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    The couple will exchange rings first, as a voluntary pledge to enter into eventual marriage. Prayer of Betrothal. The priest will bless the bride and groom three times each. The rings are placed on the ring finger of the right hand. The priest will mention the Prodigal Son in his prayer. The Psalm. The priest will recite Psalm 128.

  9. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, the jewelry industry in the early 20th century launched a campaign to popularise wedding rings for men, which caught on, as well as engagement rings for men, which did not, go so far as to create a false history and claim that the practice had medieval roots. By the mid-1940s, 85% of weddings in the U.S. featured a double-ring ...