Lantern Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden – Another of the displays from the Lantern Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden this summer, this one entitled “Blissful Wedding“.  It depicts the wedding banquet which is sometimes considered more important than the actual wedding ceremony.  During the banquet, the bride presents wine or tea to her parents, her new in-laws, guests, and her spouse as symbolized here by the cups held by the bride and groom.  In this display, the bride and groom […]

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