Handfasting is a traditional European ceremony of (temporary or permanent) betrothal or wedding. The term is derived from the verb to handfast, used in Middle to Early Modern English for the making of a contract of marriage.

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  • Handfasting is a traditional European ceremony of (temporary or permanent) betrothal or wedding. The term is derived from the verb to handfast, used in Middle to Early Modern English for the making of a contract of marriage.
  • Der Begriff Handfasting bezeichnet eine neuheidnische Hochzeitszeremonie, umganssprachlich werden auch die Begriffe „Hexenhochzeit“, „Heidenhochzeit“ oder Wiccahochzeit gebraucht.
  • L'handfasting (letteralmente "Legare le mani") era una forma di matrimonio di prova in Irlanda e in Scozia durante il primo periodo cristiano. Era spesso compiuto in aree rurali quando un prete non era disponibile, la coppia dunque sarebbe stata legata da un matrimonio di prova, e solo successivamente si sarebbero uniti in una Chiesa rendendo ufficiale la loro unione.
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  • Handfasting is a traditional European ceremony of (temporary or permanent) betrothal or wedding. The term is derived from the verb to handfast, used in Middle to Early Modern English for the making of a contract of marriage.
  • Der Begriff Handfasting bezeichnet eine neuheidnische Hochzeitszeremonie, umganssprachlich werden auch die Begriffe „Hexenhochzeit“, „Heidenhochzeit“ oder Wiccahochzeit gebraucht.
  • L'handfasting (letteralmente "Legare le mani") era una forma di matrimonio di prova in Irlanda e in Scozia durante il primo periodo cristiano. Era spesso compiuto in aree rurali quando un prete non era disponibile, la coppia dunque sarebbe stata legata da un matrimonio di prova, e solo successivamente si sarebbero uniti in una Chiesa rendendo ufficiale la loro unione.
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