A marriage is an occasion for great festivity among family and friends, and its celebration has become the focus for more customs and folklore than any other event. All over the world, and in all cultures, time-honoured traditions are observed, as guests gather together to toast the bride and groom.
Marriage
Love one another, but make not a bond of love
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other’s cup, but drink not from one cup
Give one another of your bread, but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music
Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together
For the pillars of the temple stand apart
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow
Love one another, but make not a bond of love
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other’s cup, but drink not from one cup
Give one another of your bread, but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music
Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together
For the pillars of the temple stand apart
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow
~ Kahil Gibran, The Prophet (1882-1931)
Short notes about Kahil Gibran, The Prophet (1882-1931) : Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 near Mount Lebanon, a region that has produced many prophets. He was a poet, philosopher and artist and his poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages. His drawings and paintings were compared by Auguste Rodin to the work of William Blake.
Short notes about Kahil Gibran, The Prophet (1882-1931) : Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 near Mount Lebanon, a region that has produced many prophets. He was a poet, philosopher and artist and his poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages. His drawings and paintings were compared by Auguste Rodin to the work of William Blake.
The convention of a white wedding is comparatively recent: until the 19th century many women simply married in their best dress, which might be any colour. White was associated with virginity, but not specifically with brides. Blue was a popular choice as it was associated with purity and fidelity, and the old tradition of wearing blue continues as part of the custom of wearing “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” which is still widely followed by brides today. Each of the required elements may be on her dress or form part of the bride’s accessories. The ‘old’ symbolizes the past, the ‘new’ looks to the future and the ‘borrowed’ is a link with the present.
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