Religion and wedding ceremonies have been combined in some form or other throughout all of human history. In ancient Sumeria, present-day Iraq, the Akkadians welcomed the new year with a ritual during which the king symbolically married the goddess Inanna, to ascertain prosperity and a rewarding harvest. They even had sacrifices during weddings. Often to the goddess Artemis in old Rome and Greece. Artemis was the goddess of virginity, fertility and childbirth. Such sacrifices were a way to
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