Tuesday, June 17, 2014
The Bachelor Dinner
More commonly known today as the bachelor party, this celebration in the groom's honor was originally called the Bachelor Dinner, or stag party. Like many other wedding traditions, the custom has stood the test of time. It first came about in the fifth century, in Sparta, where military comrades would feast and toast one another on the eve of a friend's wedding. Even today, a bachelor party customarily takes place quite close to the actual wedding date, as it has become known as the groom's last taste of freedom. Despite the risqué entertainment that is associated with stag parties today, bachelor parties have not always entailed this controversial element. Although noisy and lively, bachelor parties are traditionally organized to allow the nervous groom and his wedding attendants to release some anxieties before the big day.
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ReplyDeleteI really don't understand the clear purpose and sense of having stag parties for grooms-to-be. Anyway, that is already a practice in different nations around the world.
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