Confetti at weddings not wanted by the vicar at Bickloy, in Kent (Ing.). la his parish magazine he appeals to the parishioners not to use It. ‘‘The ancient custom,” he says, “was to throw rioo, a symbol of fertility. Hie birds appreciated it, even if the happy couple did not. But the birds have no use lor this abominable paper stuff. After a recent wedding the churchyard looked like the morning afkr the visit pi a totmOiag dxtmF
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Evening Star, Issue 18157, 23 December 1922, Page 9
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78Page 9 Advertisements Column 6 Evening Star, Issue 18157, 23 December 1922, Page 9
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