Celtic Warrior

In the ancient Celtic world of Scotland, a marriage did not always begin with a lifelong vow before a priest. Often, it started with a more practical and personal tradition known as "handfasting." This was a form of trial marriage, a public declaration where a couple would join hands, often over a sacred stone, and have their hands bound together with a strip of their clan's tartan. This act signified their pledge to live as a married couple for a set period, typically a year and a day. During t