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U know why it is used to give “Easter eggs”?

The eggs, perhaps because of their shape and substance very particular, have always played a unique role, the symbol of life itself, but also the mystery, almost sacred. Already at the time of paganism in certain beliefs, Heaven and Earth were considered two halves of the same egg, and eggs were the symbol of the return of life. The birds in fact were preparing the nest used to contain the eggs: then everyone knew that the winter and the cold had passed. The Greeks, Chinese and Persians exchanged them as …

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U know why ‘faith wedding’ moves on the left?

A real reason, both religious and ethical, does not exist, but we can say that faith is carried on the ring finger left hand only for a social “custom”. The exchange of faiths that is between spouses during the wedding ceremony has very ancient origins and comes directly from the Germanic territories, after consolidating in those of the Roman Empire. Only in the Late Middle Ages was officially introduced into the wedding ceremony, with the emergence of a particular liturgy. The custom of putting the ring (both engagement and marriage) …