Some Curious Facts About Marriage

The first curious fact concerns where marriage first became a legal institution. This was in Rome. Males could marry when they were 14 years old and females when they were 12. As a matter of fact, the whole custom of marriage originated in ancient Rome. Another curious fact from this time is that they believed that a vein on the ring finger went straight to the heart. This belief remained for several centuries. White dresses for brides appeared in 1840. Up to then, they married in any color. In fact, it was Queen Victoria who started this tradition. She was also…