What was the marriange like? For example catholics get marry in church and drink holy wine ect ect so im wondering what were the pharaoh ancient egyptain wedding like and how did the people living egypt get married was the same as the pharaohs?
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Marriage in Egypt was far less formal that it is now. There were no legal or religious ceremonies, , exception cases where a pre-nuptial agreement was made (such devices were known in Egypt. Though were not required, some people had them). There was possibly a bridal gift/dowry, though the evidence is far from certain on this aspect, and then the couple moved in - and that was that.Families no doubt held parties and festivities, but from a legal-religious view it was quite a low key affair, and the Egyptians didn't regard marriage as a sacrosanct and eternal contract. We don't know a great deal about Royal weddings. The private life of Pharaonic Royalty existed in a completely opposite situation of modern Royalty in that it was kept almost entirely out of public view. A few Ramesside Pharaohs did not keep to this tradition, but they are very much the exception. As such, we honestly don't know very much. The marriage situation for the Pharaoh was very different - Unlike commoners Pharaonic marriages were polygamous, which was unknown amongst common Egyptians. Marriages to 1st degree relatives (i.e. parent-child, and between siblings) sometimes within the palace (not always, contrary to popular myth), but not amongst commoners.
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