âHandfasting, was a tradition form of marriage or religious rite of passage for people in Scotland until the 19th century. It has now, been adapted to those practicing in more Nature based religions, to allow couples to make a commitment to each other, regardless of ethnic culture. There is no set rule when performing a handfasting ritual, there can be only guidelines. It is up to the two people carrying out the ritual to decide âexactlyâ how they wish it to be performed, in order to make it meaningful. Traditionally the palms or wrists were slightly cut to shed some blood so that their blood may be exchanged and therefore signifying how seriously this commitment is taken by both parties. In Scotland there used to be handfasting âchantâ that went something as follows, â blood of my blood and bone of my boneâŚâ. Today, couples favor just the handfasting with a ribbon without the blood ritual. Vows, which have been written by each person are then exchanged, signifying the spoken contact between the two. Rings (or jewelry of some description) are exchanged to symbolise eternal love. After the vows and the rings, the couples wrists are then unbound and they can walk together along the same path.â
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