Tradition of the Bouquet of Flowers

The Bouquet of Flowers that brides carry at weddings, date back to ancient times. Originally, bouquets were made along with strong herbs and garlic to ward off evil spirits, and also because people didn’t bath that frequently in ancient times and needed something to offset the body odor.  In ancient times brides were considered to be lucky on their wedding day and so guests would try to get something from the bride, like pieces of her wedding dress, and thus the bouquet toss, was an effort by t