Readers retort other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsTV period dramas often feature a wedding scene in which the bride throws her bouquet for girlfriends to catch,as in Call the Midwife (set in the 1950s) and various Jane Austen dramatisations. My recollections don’t go back to the regency period, but I do remember the 50s, or 60s and 70s,and cannot recall brides chucking their bouquets in those decades. I think this “tradition” has been learned from Hollywood movies and in fact only started in the final 20 or so years. Or is it an worn tradition reimported, like Hallowe’en?auntfifiContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com