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Handfasting is today a Neopagan ceremony of (temporary or permanent) betrothal or wedding.
The term is derived from the verb to handfast, used in Middle to Early Modern English for the making of a contract of marriage.
The term is originally a loan from Old Norse hand-festa "to strike a bargain by joining hands".
The Council of Trent changed Roman Catholic marriage laws to require the presence of a priest. This change did not extend to the regions affected by the Protestant Reformation, and in...
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