Quote Originally Posted by Galant
I think it was only about 3 weeks ago I attended a Scottish musical performance entitles A Scottish Wedding. With music and dance they took us through a history of weddings and traditions in Scotland. I have to say I wondered at the old tradition of temporary (one year and one day) marriages, and I thought the symbolic gesture of the groom carrying a basket of rocks on his back was a nice idea.
Galant, I assume you mean Handfasting?

http://www.religioustolerance.org/mar_hand.htm

http://print.google.ca/print?id=xp2v...ng%26spell%3D1