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Handfasting

Handfasting

A traditional Celtic wedding or betrothal ceremony where hands are bound together with cord or ribbon. It symbolizes partnership and mutual promise. The act has become a common modern Pagan marriage custom.

PronunciationHAND-fast-ing
Origin LanguageScots

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