Brides And Customs

Author : A. S. Pardesi
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664169245
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brides and Customs written by A. S. Pardesi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BRIDES AND CUSTOMS AROUND THE WORLD AN ILLUSTRATED PORTRAYAL OF BRIDES AND THEIR DRESS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, SHOWING THEM IN THEIR TRADITIONAL AND MODERN LOOKS. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE CONTINENTS, EACH SHOWING INTERACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHETHER IT IS IN THEIR TRADITIONS OR THEIR BELIEFS. IN SOME COUNTRIES, DUE TO MULTIPLE ETHNIC GROUPS RESIDING IN ONE LOCALITY, THE TRADITIONS ARE VERY MUCH INTERWOVEN.

Author : Vicki Howard
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812220452
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brides, Inc. written by Vicki Howard and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how many of our customs and wedding rituals were the product of sophisticated advertising campaigns, merchandising promotions, and entrepreneurial innovations. The businesses and entrepreneurs, from jewelers to bridal consultants and caterers, set the stage for today's multibillion-dollar industry.

Author : Carl Holliday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wedding Customs Then and Now written by Carl Holliday and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marsha Heckman
Publisher : Welcome Books
ISBN 13 : 9780941807548
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bride's Book written by Marsha Heckman and published by Welcome Books. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Bride's Book is designed to be a record and treasured keepsake which takes the bride from her engagement through her post-honeymoon thank-you notes. Lavishly illstrated with gorgeous photographs by Richard Jung from Marsha Heckman's best-selling book, Bouquets: A Year Of Flowers For the Bride, A Bride's Book is both a hard-working wedding planner and journal. In addition, it is filled with tips for the bride, wedding traditions, and marriage customs - as well as instructions on how to make 7 stunning wedding bouquets. Spiral bound to open flat, with elastic closure and inside pockets, A Bride's Book is easy for the bride to carry with her thoughout the year as she plans her wedding and honeymoon. A Bride's Book is organized into six sections, each with a 4-color photograph of a wedding bouquet on the front, and how-to instructions and photographs on the back.

Author : Anthea Jarvis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brides written by Anthea Jarvis and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruidskledij en traditie 1850 - 1980.

Author : Christina Cerullo
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257854569
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Bride's Pocket Guide to Wedding Customs and Superstitions written by Christina Cerullo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-05-30 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern weddings are filled with traditions dating back to the dawn of written history. Many of these traditions and customs are still practiced today, but what is the meaning behind them? In The Bride's Pocket Guide to Wedding Customs & Superstitions, learn the meanings behind some of the oldest and strangest wedding customs, and how to avoid supernatural disaster on your wedding day. Covering everything from the engagement to the honeymoon, this is a guide no superstitious bride should be without!

Author : George P. Monger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598846647
Total Pages : 813 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marriage Customs of the World [2 volumes] written by George P. Monger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 813 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture. This second edition of Marriage Customs of the World examines historical context, social significance, and current trends and controversies of matrimony in the Western world as well as other cultures. Apart from detailing the ceremonies from specific countries, the book identifies specific elements of the wedding event and discusses them in a comparative manner, showcasing the similarities across cultures. The new content in this work includes additional information on courtship and how future spouses are found in other cultures; marriage in art, cinema, theater, and poetry; wedding bands; forced marriages and shotgun weddings; New Year's weddings; legislation regarding marriage; and engagement practices. Entries carried over from the first edition have been revised and updated as well. With its broad scope and consideration of contemporary issues alongside historical information, this work will be ideal for high school and undergraduate students; scholars of anthropology, social studies, and history; and general readers.

Author : Carl Holliday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wedding Customs Then and Now written by Carl Holliday and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bride's Magazine
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
ISBN 13 : 9780517596791
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bride's Little Book of Customs and Keepsakes written by Bride's Magazine and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weddings have always been a special combination of traditional customs and individual expressions. In Bride's Little Book of Customs and Keepsakes, the editors of Bride's magazine have collected American and international wedding traditions and wedding mementos that will help every bride create her unique and very special day. With more than 35 full-color illustrations, Bride's Little Book of Customs and Keepsakes traces the rituals of the nuptial process from courting and betrothal to the reception and the departure of the bride and groom. Included are photographs of wedding invitations and marriage licenses, along with advice for prewedding parties and designing wedding programs. See, too, the history of the wedding gown and veil, wedding ceremony superstitions from around the world, special favors for guests and the wedding party, ceremony rites and reception entertainment. For brides, their mothers, or anyone planning a wedding, Bride's Little Book of Customs and Keepsakes is the perfect guide -- from beginning to end.

Author : George P. Monger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1282 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marriage Customs of the World [2 volumes] written by George P. Monger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture. This second edition of Marriage Customs of the World examines historical context, social significance, and current trends and controversies of matrimony in the Western world as well as other cultures. Apart from detailing the ceremonies from specific countries, the book identifies specific elements of the wedding event and discusses them in a comparative manner, showcasing the similarities across cultures. The new content in this work includes additional information on courtship and how future spouses are found in other cultures; marriage in art, cinema, theater, and poetry; wedding bands; forced marriages and shotgun weddings; New Year's weddings; legislation regarding marriage; and engagement practices. Entries carried over from the first edition have been revised and updated as well. With its broad scope and consideration of contemporary issues alongside historical information, this work will be ideal for high school and undergraduate students; scholars of anthropology, social studies, and history; and general readers.