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Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell . ...... . Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting Married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it.. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
It's sort of like the hovel I live in at the White Wolf Mine. Wolf/Sub Zero appliances, three nozzle, spacious shower, deep soaking tub, etc. We get by and so did the pioneers, but we get by a lot better.
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ReplyDeleteCoolest shower I ever saw was in a $50M home that I installed a 16' diameter leaded glass dome in the wife's conservatory. It had walls and a ceiling with multiple nozzles and a waterproof digi control board. When all of the nozzles on, it used 50 gallons of hot water every couple minutes.
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A cute story, but not quite accurate. Women hoped to become June brides because the fertility rites were in April around the date we now celebrate as Easter. That's why Easter is filled with icons such as eggs and rabbits, both of which are associated with fertility. The fertility rites were held, and by June the prospective bride knew whether she was pregnant or not. Childless couples were seen as a burden on society, and women waited until fertility was certain before marrying.
ReplyDeletePeople get married in June so that the baby will be born in the spring and have a good start on life before the next winter
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