Why are rice grains thrown at the bride and groom? Detailed answer

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Why are rice grains thrown at the bride and groom?

Although this custom is not so common, it also originated a very long time ago. The wedding ceremony, like many other important events in life, is full of symbols. This means that we perform certain rites as symbols of what we would like to wish, avoiding direct expressions.

The use of rice is one such symbol that has been featured in marriage ceremonies for centuries. In ancient tribes, for example, the process of eating rice together meant that from that moment on, he and she became husband and wife, that is, eating together symbolizes living together, and rice indicates local food.

In some cases, rice at a wedding was not used to bring the bride and groom together, but to protect them from evil spirits. It was believed that evil spirits are always present at weddings, and by throwing rice after the newlyweds, people appease the spirits, and they do not harm the newlyweds. But for most of the ancients, rice was a symbol of fertility, procreation, and the custom of throwing rice at the newlyweds reminds of just this. That is, with this we seem to want to wish: "May you have many children and abundance in your life together!"

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There are thousands of different varieties of bees, so the habits and lifestyle of different species vary greatly. But we are mainly interested in two things about bees: how they produce honey and how "social" bees organize their lives.

In the process of honey production, the bee flies from flower to flower, drinking nectar, which is then carried home in a honey bag, which is a sac-like extension of the digestive tract, located in front of the stomach, but separate from it. The first stage of the transformation of nectar into honey occurs just in the honey bag, where the sugar contained in the nectar undergoes chemical transformations.

Before the nectar turns into honey, the bees evaporate most of the water out of it. Honey stored in the so-called "honey pots" by bumblebees is almost as liquid as nectar and sours quickly. But the honey stored by honey bees in honeycombs is so dried up that it can be stored almost forever. Well, what about in winter? In temperate climates, young bumblebee queens spend the winter in burrows dug in dry sandbanks or other suitable locations.

The queen is the only member of the colony that survives the winter, and she forms a new colony in the spring. Honey bees are happier. They are able to adapt to all climatic extremes. Their social organization is so efficient and complex that it can be compared with human society. The worker bees maintain the temperature in the hive with great precision (approximately 34°C where the honey bees develop).

In winter, the bees do not allow the temperature to drop below 7 °C. The stored honey is used by the bees as a fuel, consuming which they release the heat necessary to maintain a normal temperature.

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