stackyFACTSForget tossing gentle handfuls of rice; Romans chose a much more concussive celebration. During wedding processions, guests would violently throw hard walnuts at the bride and groom. The nuts symbolized fertility and the husband leaving behind his childish toys, though mostly it just ensured the honeymoon started with a few minor head injuries.
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