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An Italian reader tels us that " the traditions for the ring bearer are similar. I remember being the ring bearer at my mother's younger brother's wedding. The tradition of flower girls was a bit different. In Italy, there were little girls with the bride, but they didn't necessarily carry flowers." We note a post-World War II ceremony. A photo shows Maria Esposito entering the church on her wedding day in Schiavonea, a village in Calabria (1967). As is traditional, she is accompanied by her father. On the left, you can see the ring bearer, and behind him, a flower girl. On the right, there is a child who is not part of the family. He was probably waiting for candy to be thrown, as was customary. The photo offers a comparison between holiday and everyday clothes. We suspect similar developments taking place in other Western European countrie to varying degrees after World War II.
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