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The custom of the Athenians was different. They wore their hair long in childhood, and cut it off when they reached the age of puberty. The cutting off of the hair, which was always done when a boy became an ephebus, was a solemn act, attended with religious ceremonies.
A wedding feast at the home of the father of the bride [11] would be attended by both families. However, men and women sat at different tables, the women would sit and wait until the men were done. [38] The most significant ritual of the wedding day was the anakalypteria, which was the removal of the bride's veil. [39]
The wedding dress was traditionally black, passed on as heritage by the bride's mother. It was decorated and the bride was also given a wedding crown made from shiny bits and pieces. [ citation needed ] Although nobles might have followed differing international conventions, black as the color of choice remained popular amongst the general ...
According to a Pinterest x Zola 2023 Wedding Trends Report, searches for ‘long hair wedding styles’ are up by 50 percent, because no one wants their locks to be too flat, frizzy or all over ...
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The lèbes gamikòs or "nuptial lebes" (pl.: lèbetes gamikòi) is a form of ancient Greek pottery used in marriage ceremonies (literally, it means marriage vase). [1] [2] It was probably used in the ritual sprinkling of the bride with water before the wedding. In form, it has a large bowl-like body and a stand that can be long or short.
The wedding ceremony was formalised by the bride moving into her husband's house as well as by the bride's father giving a dowry to the groom. [11] [9] Marriage ceremonies in Sparta differed greatly from the rest of the Greek city-states. Unlike in the rest of Greece, Spartan women had to consent for the marriage to be valid and not just her ...