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    A History of Anglo-Saxon Wedding Customs
    A History of Anglo-Saxon Wedding Customs
    Posted by: Makarios on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 04:00 PM
    History, Legend & Myth By Arden Ranger

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    <snip> Stag Parties

    The Stag or Bachelor party had its beginnings with the ancient Spartans. Spartan soldiers would hold a great feast for their comrades who were about to be married the night before the wedding. There he would bid goodbye to his bachelorhood and swear unending allegiance to his comrades in arms. Knowing ancient history, I have to believe that these gatherings, like the ones that every modern bride fears, involved more than a little sex. For to the ancient Greeks, only a man could truly enjoy sex. Women were not capable of the higher emotions involved and were only for providing heirs.



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