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The original commitment ceremony, where lovers literally tied the knot before paperwork ever existed.
Literal originThe phrase tying the knot comes straight from this
Year and a dayOld versions were trial marriages with expiration dates
Celtic rootsPracticed across pre-Christian Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Legal onceCounted as binding marriage in old Scots law
Modern revivalPagans and Wiccans brought it roaring back