Handfastings

The glitz and glamour of today’s white weddings actually derive from the ancient pagan betrothal ceremony called the handfasting.В  The tradition of this hand-clasping ritual is believed to date back to Roman times.It is thought that a handfasted bride and groom initially took their vows only for a year and a day.After that time, if they were still madly in love, another ceremony was held to united them permanently.In the twenty-first century, Wiccans and Witches do still get handfasted but like most things, handfasting has evolved with the times.Angelic Wiccans tend to have ceremonies based on conventional handfasting, but with services attuned to the vibration of angels rather than the Pagan Gods and Goddesses.

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