CHAPTER XIX

MARRIAGE CEREMONIES AND RITES

Peoples who have no marriage ceremony, pp. 417, _et seq._—The rise of marriage ceremonies, pp. 418-421.—When the mode of contracting a marriage altered, the earlier mode, from having been a reality, survived as a ceremony, p. 418.—Wedding feasts, pp. 418, _et seq._—Ceremonies symbolizing the relation between husband and wile, pp. 419-421.—Religious ceremonies connected with marriage among uncivilized nations, pp. 421-424.—Assistance of a priest, pp. 422, _et seq._—Omens and ‘lucky days,’ pp. 423, _et seq._—Religious marriage ceremonies among civilized nations, pp. 424-428.—Civil marriage, pp. 428, _et seq._—The validity of marriage, pp. 429, _et seq._