Quote Originally Posted by paulhenry
to KT....handfasting has NOTHING to do with scotland!
while it may well have been be practised there, it is essentially a pagan idea.
Couples could be "married" for a year and day, after that time they could part without any ill feeling or stay together.
There is a huge difference between scottish and pagan and celtic, they are not all the same albeit sharing important points
Sorry to disagree, but Handfasting is a Scottish custom, paulhenry. It is mentioned in a number of my Scottish folklore and folk customs books, including "Folklore of the Scottish Highlands" of Anne Ross, "Scottish Customs" by Shelia Livingstone, etc.

Regards,

Todd