What's a "binding ceremony"?

Re: What's a "binding ceremony"?

• TexasLadyBug

  January 2009

  Maybe a ceremony dealing with porn stars or people into binding, lol.

  Honestly I have no idea.?

  

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• rouge411

  January 2009

  I believe it's this (a Celtic trial marriage?):

  Much has been made of the revival of the custom called handfasting, perhaps too much. In some places and times (Medieval Scotland, Northern England and perhaps Ireland) it seems to mean betrothal and in others genuine marriage. Many interpret it as a trial marriage or a step beyond betrothal but not nearly as permanent as marriage. It is often repeated that this handfasting is for a year and a day.

  https://www.celtarts.com/WEDDING/traditions.htm

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• rouge411

  January 2009

  Oh, and this site says it was done to bind the couple until a priest came around to marry them (pretty common in the Middle Ages for couples to have a few kids before a priest ever made it to their tiny village to marry them):

  https://www.scottish-master-of-wedding-ceremonies.co.uk/handfasting.shtml

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• manic mama

  January 2009

  You know I tried to be supportive of this one because we had a handfasting in our wedding and I thought I'd be able to explain this.

  But then I realized that spiritpixie is just batsh!tcrazy.
  

  Lillian Annette, can't wait to meetcha!

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