The custom of tying old shoes to a newly married couple's car to announce their wedding goes far back in history to a time when cars were not even invented.
The custom of tying old shoes to a newly married couple's car to announce their wedding goes far back in history to a time when cars were not even invented.
During those early times, the bride's father gave all her old shoes to her new husband.
This was a symbol that the father was no longer responsible for her, and that from then on, the husband would take care of her. -
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Old shoes, new love life
The custom of tying old shoes to a newly married couple's car to announce their wedding goes far back in history to a time when cars were not even invented.
The custom of tying old shoes to a newly married couple's car to announce their wedding goes far back in history to a time when cars were not even invented.
During those early times, the bride's father gave all her old shoes to her new husband.
This was a symbol that the father was no longer responsible for her, and that from then on, the husband would take care of her. -
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