1. By: Kelsey Kusaba-Kusumoto
Marriages

2. Wedding Clothing Blue-Traditional symbol of purity
Important color-blue
Blue always worn
Traditional rhyme “Something blue”
Garter=good luck
Garter-essential to wear
Guaranteed faithfulness if given to his love
Guest grabbed clothes
Girls-studded gems
Stitched with fine embroidery

3. Marriage Laws Open weddings Closed weddings=trouble No legal divorce
Could be annulled
Meant agreements or contracts
Depended on social class
16th century-Council of Trent required priests to do ceremony
1076-Council of Westminster-can’t give daughter or relative to anyone that’s not priestly blessed
Priests carry out engagement ceremony

4. Arrange Marriages Continued success and wealth
Lord’s property and noble name
Inheritance
Legacy
Chosen from age 10-11
Didn’t meet until 5-6 years later
Husband ordered wife around
Wife obeyed

5. Churches Believed in God, Heaven, and Hell Didn’t pay taxes
Believed failure to pay taxes-souls go to hell
Control over people
Thought horrors of hell
Peasants worked on land
Terrified to go to hell
Roman Catholic Church let them go to heaven
Paid for Baptism of other people
Liked to donate

6. Marriage Customs Sun-bleached hair Cosmetic on face
Pluck hair line for higher forehead
Wore perfume
Made from oil of flowers
Had hair up
Bathed a lot
1200s-hot baths very popular
1300s-only wealthy people could afford
Perfume-quick fix for dirty people

7. Marriage Traditions Noble women marry age 24 3/4 married before 19
Rare to marry late
Grooms-much older than women
Grooms pay deposit
If man backs out they pay penalty
Matrimony-central to Christians
Maid of honor-began in England
Flowers important

8. Ceremony Wedding march Prayer Giving away of bride Scripture reading
Move to platform
Wedding Vows
Ring vows
Pronouncement
Walk back down the aisle

9. Bishops and Priests Bishops Leaders of church Wealthy Dressed lavishly
Wore religious garments
Owned castle
Priests
Spreading of alms for poor
Only people who knew how to write and read
Village and record keeper
Collection of church taxes
Held mass

10. Weddings Rings-not affordable Betrothal ceremonies-bride’s house
Villagers shower couple with seeds and grains of wheat
Seeds and grains of wheat wish fir large family
Love matches-frequently peasants
Lower classes-pregnancy most often
Arrange marriages were common
Gifts-wooden utensils
Not local man-buy drinks for men-”robbed” them of possible wife
Return-organize a mock serenade

11. Wedding Feast Didn’t care about social class
Served meat, fruit, and vegetables
Drank water, ale, mead, beer, milk, and wine
Up to 6 courses
Feast were elaborate
Used spices
Had salads (sallat)
Ate with fingers
Danced at feasts
Danced “round dance” and/or “carol”

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13. Get Ready for the Test You can use your notes
Questions are fill in the blank and true or false

14. Quiz 1.The garter guaranteed _____ if given to his love.
2. In the ____ century the Council of Trent required priests to do ceremonies.
3.Kids were chosen for arrange marriages at the age of ____.
4.The ______ ______ Church let them go to Heaven.
5.The Maid of Honor began in _______.

15. Quiz True or False 6.Bishops were leaders of the church.
7.Priests owned castles.
8.Pregnancy happened most often between upper class.
9.Arrange marriages were common.
10.They ate with fingers.

16. 1.Faithfulness 2.16th 3.10-11 4.Roman Catholic 5.England 6.True
Answers
1.Faithfulness
2.16th
4.Roman Catholic
5.England
6.True
7.False
8.False
9.True
10.True