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The history of wedding cakes Ancient Rome. W edding cakes have their roots in Ancient Rome, when marriage ceremonies ended with a scone-like wheat or barley cake broken over the b ...

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Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

You might assume it’s the name for a wedding in the city of Boston. In fact, it's an important facet of queer history.

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While the origins of the cross as a kiss are still debated, the answer likely lies in the letters of working-class lovers ...

Members of Spanish and Danish royal families have gathered in Athens for the wedding of Nikolaos, son of Greece’s late former ...

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