“Handfasting,” says Donna Lynn, “is an ancient way to get married.” My novia Diane and I are interested. We are engaged. We want to know if we can get married this way. “It is going back to literally ...

Most people have heard the expression "tying the knot," but may not be familiar with the origins of this phrase. Also known as handfasting, tying the knot is one of the oldest wedding rituals we know.

Franklin, author of Midsummer and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Faeries, offers this entertaining overview of handfasting, the traditional marriage rite used by pagans, druids and Wiccans.

Handfast: To make a contract of marriage between (parties) by joining of hands; to betroth (two persons, or one person to another) — Oxford English Dictionary. Handfasting is the symbolic act of a ...

Pagan wedding ceremonies are called handfastings and mark the coming together of two people in a formal, loving and equal sexual partnership. Pagan wedding ceremonies are called handfastings and mark ...

THE phrase "tying the knot" has become a familiar way of describing marriage, often used in wedding announcements, social media captions, and everyday conversation. It paints a picture of two lives ...

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The first gay couple in New York state to marry including many different faiths in their ceremony including the ancient Celtic tradition of handfasting. Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd, who were ...

Ryedale Folk Museum is delighted to announce the launch of very special handfasting ceremonies in the museum’s atmospheric roundhouse this Midsummer. Six special couples will have the opportunity to ...