Confetti at weddings is not wanted by the vicar at Bickley, in Kent (England). In his parish magazine he appeals to the parishioners not to use ir. “ The ancient custom.'’ lie says, •• was to throw rice, a symbol of fertility. The birds appreciated it, even if the happy couple did not. But the tirds have no use for this abominable f.tper stuff. Aftdr a recent wedding the churchyard looked like the morning after the visit of a travelling circus.’’
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16928, 30 December 1922, Page 17
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79Page 17 Advertisements Column 2 Star (Christchurch), Issue 16928, 30 December 1922, Page 17
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