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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1019, Page 036

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1019, Page 036

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    "haul" them home. Long ago the groom used to steal his bride from her home. Matchmaking was done long ago but it is not done very much now. It is said that it is lucky for the bride to wear something borrowed on her wedding day, it is also lucky for an old boot to be thrown after the couple.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    F. Mc Kay