Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Love And Marriage



A marriage is an occasion for great festivity among family and friends, and its celebration has become the focus for more customs and folklore than any other event. All over the world, and in all cultures, time-honoured traditions are observed, as guests gather together to toast the bride and groom.


Marriage
Love one another, but make not a bond of love

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup, but drink not from one cup

Give one another of your bread, but eat not from the same loaf

Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together yet not too near together

For the pillars of the temple stand apart

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow

~ Kahil Gibran, The Prophet (1882-1931)
Short notes about Kahil Gibran, The Prophet (1882-1931) : Kahlil Gibran was born in 1883 near Mount Lebanon, a region that has produced many prophets. He was a poet, philosopher and artist and his poetry has been translated into more than twenty languages. His drawings and paintings were compared by Auguste Rodin to the work of William Blake.

More Links on works by Kahil Gibran, The Prophet
The Prophet On Giving
Quotes From The Prophet

Quotes By Kahil Gibran



The convention of a white wedding is comparatively recent: until the 19th century many women simply married in their best dress, which might be any colour. White was associated with virginity, but not specifically with brides. Blue was a popular choice as it was associated with purity and fidelity, and the old tradition of wearing blue continues as part of the custom of wearing "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue" which is still widely followed by brides today. Each of the required elements may be on her dress or form part of the bride's accessories. The 'old' symbolizes the past, the 'new' looks to the future and the 'borrowed' is a link with the present.

Links on Love and Marriage
Quotes About Love I
Quotes About Love II

Quotes About Love III

Quotes About Love IV

Quotes About Love V
Quotes About Love VI

The Lover
Quotes on Marriage I

Quotes on Marriage II

Quotes about Marriage III

Quotes about Marriage IV

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