Melltith


Melltith is a 200-year-old Welsh marriage custom, in which various obstacles are placed before the groom to block his path, as a rite of passage to prove his worth to the bride.

The literal translation of the Welsh word 'melltith' is Curse, or Bane.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ http://welsh-dictionary.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. However this dictionary, the Welsh equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary, does not refer to the supposed marriage custom. If no source can be found for the custom the article should be deleted.


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