I was told I was correct with the term best man. I want to know how the other characters in a wedding came from. I found it on the internet at one time, but I cant seem to find it anywhere now. Does anyone have a link that explains.
2006-09-27 14:51:32 · 3 answers · asked by Rugir 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
UK In the United Kingdom, the term "maid of honour" originally referred to the female attendant of a queen.
2006-09-27 14:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The maid of honor and the bridesmaids, as they are known today, can be traced back through the centuries to Saxon England. The senior among them would attend the bride for several days before the wedding. She was especially responsible for the making of the bridal wreath, the decorations for the wedding feast, and for dressing the bride.
For the man, it is call best man: During the 'marriage by capture' era, the loyal tribesmen and close friends of the groom within the tribe aided him to invade the enemy territory to capture his bride. While he dashed off with her, his friends stayed behind to fend off or fight the brides outraged relatives. Such were the first ushers and best man. .
For the origins of many popular wedding traditions check here
http://www.southshoreweddings.com/topic/025.htm
2006-09-28 03:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not real big on wedding trivia, and i dont have a link...but my guess would be that the maid of honor would be because they used to call women or unmarried women maids....and of honor because she is second only to the bride(above the other maids).
2006-09-27 21:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋