Bekah and Zachary's Hand Fasting

The hand fasting part of our ceremony.

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[TheGlossyglitz]

Hand fasting comes from the 'old Norse' tradition of 'striking a bargain'. It is most definately a Pagan tradition, and not allowed in many English Churches.

[vailismyname]

@atomic6120 It's because everyone is starting to feel comfortable "coming out of the broom closet" so to speak

[aaronbenwell1]

@StrataPyr I'm afraid that's not entirely true, it is a tradition that has gone back far beyond Christianity, although was adopted by Christianity for the reason you said :) The rite was has been named after the Norse tradition although it was most popular in Celtic times. Ancient Greece was also known to have similar rites as well as Ancient Rome before the adoption of Christianity and so Hand fasting is a tradition that has merged (as do any traditions) with the now popular religion.

[SianPhoenix]

I like how they have the white dress and everything. =] I've seen different hand fasting and they don't always go for the white dress and the tux. It was probably to keep the family comfortable, but what girl doesn't dream of getting her wedding dress? XD Woo Pagans!

[StrataPyr]

Ok... handfastings are NOT historically pagan! Handfastings began in Europe because couples often had to wait for clergy to visit their town to get married. They developed this mutal agreement..."striking a bargin"... marriage where they clasped hands and declared their desire before a witness or witnesses. This type of marriage was recognized as legal in Scottland until 1939. Handfastings did not become "pagan" until the 60-70s....

[DonkishLand]

@Superapplefrog ,,i agree,,and im a christian...alotta christians are too biast in their views to realize this stuff...

[CaptainKevinB]

Cause the Church hasn't borrowed pagan practices through the centuries, right?

[Libra13Witch]

@bewitchedfox Wicca is a Pagan religion the two are not separate. Paganism is an umbrella term just like Christianity is an umbrella term. There are different traditions in Paganism just like there are different denominations in Christianity. If anyone says Wicca is not a Pagan religion they are either uninformed or lieing.

[atomic6120]

I'm a wedding officiant. non-denominational. I was recently asked to perform one of these in a wedding that is next weekend.

Can anyone explain why this ritual has become so popular right now?

[nineteenEcho]

Rituals, like this and many more in the Catholic church and many other so called churches, are derived from Lucifer himself. Religion is a Ritual, that is the reason I don't go to a church that has a Ritual set up. Jesus the Christ spoke of his disapproval of Religion.

[kickbuttmama]

The Christians adopted similar traditions as a handfasting. But it origionated in Pagan cultures of Gaul. And it in fact origionated as a part of the Beltainne celebrations. But in the same way that Christians don't acknowledge their holidays came from Paganism is the same things. A handfasting was translated to a wedding. The simple fact that a handfasting denotes the woman represents the Goddess & man the God coming together for the fertility of all, sayes it all.