French nurse in the past had a habit, so to show that a hawthorn branch, his desire, the girl of his choice from the Hawthorn is marrying an herb used by the French for hundreds of years as a cure for the problems of the heart. More conservative families, however, had the village Schneider as the fire between the two families who arranged the marriage between the girl and the boy. A commitment by gifts of jewelry girl was confirmed much later, diamonds have become fashionable after the escapades of King Charles VII.
Another handy French tradition was the trousseau collection that requires linen to start a new home was. They were in a safe finely carved piece was a kind of concert in the home held a new pair. Many believe that the current concept of the bridal shower from the custom collection of useful machine has been copied for the new budget.
Although the cleanliness than we think half the battle, I doubt that the French were of the same opinion, for it is said that bathing was made compulsory for French woman, on the eve of their wedding. One reason could be that the water for bathing was not readily available at this time, the smell of exotic scents and flowers play a very important role in the wedding French. Flowers no doubt added to the beauty and romance of the occasion with orange blossoms, with their heady scent is to use the most popular flowers.
Practice charm of the spouse, accompanied the bride and the procession to the church is still in many villages where streets with bands that are held by the bride crossed before they are further reduced. The groom has to do a tedious job, not only to remove the thorns that were placed on the road, but also with those who helped to place obstacles are paid. When the procession arrives at the church, is the mother of the groom walk down the aisle with her son. Towards the end of the ceremony in the church, while the priest blesses the couple is a square of silk over the heads of the couple and take the same piece of silk is used to the couple's children, if wrap baptism.
The couple will leave the church on a path strewn with aromatic bay leaves and reception, they are holding a cup with two handles, the bread and wine from two different vineyards, are toasted to symbolize the union. French weddings to go late into the night with no degradation until dawn.
