During the service the groom
stands on the right of the bride, this dates back to the days of swords, should any man
challenge the groom to the rights of his bride he could draw his sword with his Right hand
while hold her with his Left.Another tradition is carrying the bride over the
threshold, this date from way back when it was believed that a new bride was vulnerable to
evil spirits and bad luck, so the groom would carry her over the threshold so leaving the
bad spirits on the other side. It is also symbolic of leaving her old life behind and
being carried into a new one. Another view on this was that a bride does not want to seem
eager to give away her purity so the groom would have to gently persuade her by carrying
her in.
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