Something that is off topic on the genealogy list and I apologize, but this "Belling" celebration has been trying to surface from my memory for years. Please accept my intrustion, but if any of you have a memory of this occurence, please let me know. Bob Curtis ----- Original Message ----- From: R Curtis <RobCurtis@prodigy.net> To: <OH-MEMORIES-L@nostalgia.rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [OH-MEM] PreWedding Traditions that I Remember > Hello All. I really enjoy this list.....at my age you enjoy many > things that the lousy > memory brings back. All of a sudden the word "Belling" came up out of > some crevise > and brought back many great memories where we honored the engaged > couple a few > days - maybe it was the evening before the wedding......My memory is > not really scoping > everything I would like to say. > > I lived in Cambridge, Guernsey Co.....actually East Cambridge where > many Slovokian > families resided.....and by golly there was a pre wedding celebration > called a "Belling" > that the neighbors did for the couple who were getting married. This > encluded going > to their families home(s) and singing, applausing, cheering, and > wishing them a good life. > > It seems that they must have known it was going to take place because > they would throw > pieces of wrapped candy to the crowd in a way of saying thank you to > their friends, neighbors > and family members who participated. > > Ring any bells.....out there? I hope so....don't want to think I am > older than dirt...... > > Bob Curtis in San Antonio, Tx....formerly from the above > area......left there in 1953 and spent > nearly 30 years in the US Air Force......and never saw this "Belling" > celebration again. >
All I can find out is ... Ringing of the wedding bells after the ceremony was meant to scare away the evil spirits that could destroy the couple's happiness. ----- Original Message ----- From: R Curtis <RobCurtis@prodigy.net> To: <OHGUERNS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 9:24 PM Subject: [OHGUERNS] Fw: [OH-MEM] PreWedding Traditions that I Remember > Something that is off topic on the genealogy list and I apologize, but > this "Belling" > celebration has been trying to surface from my memory for years. > Please accept > my intrustion, but if any of you have a memory of this occurence, > please let me know. > > Bob Curtis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: R Curtis <RobCurtis@prodigy.net> > To: <OH-MEMORIES-L@nostalgia.rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:14 PM > Subject: Re: [OH-MEM] PreWedding Traditions that I Remember > > > > Hello All. I really enjoy this list.....at my age you enjoy many > > things that the lousy > > memory brings back. All of a sudden the word "Belling" came up out > of > > some crevise > > and brought back many great memories where we honored the engaged > > couple a few > > days - maybe it was the evening before the wedding......My memory is > > not really scoping > > everything I would like to say. > > > > I lived in Cambridge, Guernsey Co.....actually East Cambridge where > > many Slovokian > > families resided.....and by golly there was a pre wedding > celebration > > called a "Belling" > > that the neighbors did for the couple who were getting married. > This > > encluded going > > to their families home(s) and singing, applausing, cheering, and > > wishing them a good life. > > > > It seems that they must have known it was going to take place > because > > they would throw > > pieces of wrapped candy to the crowd in a way of saying thank you to > > their friends, neighbors > > and family members who participated. > > > > Ring any bells.....out there? I hope so....don't want to think I am > > older than dirt...... > > > > Bob Curtis in San Antonio, Tx....formerly from the above > > area......left there in 1953 and spent > > nearly 30 years in the US Air Force......and never saw this > "Belling" > > celebration again. > > >