Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps by Bruce Montague

Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps by Bruce Montague

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Summary

Among the treasures of fact, tradition, superstition and myth to be found in this delightful book on all things marriage are: marriage customs around the world, explanations of terms like 'Bridezillas' and 'shotgun weddings' - and not least the significance to a bride of seeing a chimney sweep on her wedding day!

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Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps by Bruce Montague

Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps is a wide-ranging, highly readable collection of information about marriage, a miscellany of facts, lore, old wives' tales, anecdotes, myths and superstitions. From the origins of the reading of banns to marriages conducted by ships' captains and the significance to a bride of the wooden spoon to the tradition of tossing her garter, and little-known facts on Amish weddings, here is a book in which readers married, soon-to-be-married, or determinedly single, are bound to find something to interest, amuse, astonish or even appal them. Whether dipped into by anxious groom, nervous bride, doubtful father-in-law, doting aunt, beaming bridesmaid - or simply anyone with a passing interest in some of our oldest traditions - this is a book to delight even the least romantically minded reader.
Montague, Bruce: -

Bruce Montague has over two hundred television credits to his name, including Butterflies, The Vision, Keeping Up Appearances, Doctors, and Double Act. He has performed on stage in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as with Topol in Fiddler on the Roof and in national tours of Charley's Aunt and Oliver.

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ISBN 13 9781782192251
ISBN 10 1782192255
Title Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps
Author Bruce Montague
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher John Blake Publishing Ltd
Year published 2014-04-07
Number of pages 228
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.