‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle
Popularised by Hollywood and the wedding of the crown princess, the patriarchal ‘handover’ is catching on. Now Lutherans want to stop itFrom equal parental leave and an almost gender-balanced parliament to pole position in the EU’s gender equality index, Sweden is in many respects a world leader on feminism. But when it comes to marital traditions, trends appear to be moving in a different direction.Traditionally in the Swedish church, which is Lutheran, the bride and groom walk down the aisle together rather than the bride being accompanied by her father, as is often the case in Britain and the US. Continue reading...
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