Handfast: To make a contract of marriage between (parties) by joining of hands; to betroth (two persons, or one person to another) — Oxford English Dictionary. Handfasting is the symbolic act of a ...

Did you know that the common phrase of a couple “tying the knot” at their wedding comes from the ancient Irish handfasting ceremony? This wedding tradition serves as a symbol of the couple’s bond and ...

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Franklin, author of Midsummer and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Faeries, offers this entertaining overview of handfasting, the traditional marriage rite used by pagans, druids and Wiccans.

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Pagan wedding ceremonies are called handfastings and mark the coming together of two people in a formal, loving and equal sexual partnership. Pagan wedding ceremonies are called handfastings and mark ...

Talk about tying the knot - one couple were married at Glastonbury in a unique 'handfasting' ceremony while in a Day of the Dead dress. Finance director Stuart Beauchamp, 49, and Anna Stevens, 44, ...

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Handfast: To make a contract of marriage between (parties) by joining of hands; to betroth (two persons, or one person to another) — Oxford English Dictionary. Handfasting is the symbolic act of a ...