Why am I not surprised.
This was another ritual for good fortune.
So apparently the rice also symbolized prosperity and fertility, something every couple wishes for… anyway, rice lost its popularity in the early 1900s and oats, grains and even dried corn were used instead. This was because people believed that if the bride ate the rice thrown at her, it would dramatically expand in her stomach and she would DIE. Wow. I wonder how they come up with that assumption.
Thankfully, we have evolved as a society and have now opted for rose petals and even soap bubbles, that apparently represent the same thing, .. or do they?
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