In the XV-XVII-century Ukraine, it was quite acceptable for women to propose marriage to men. If a woman wanted to propose, she would come to the house of the man she liked with a loaf of bread. She’d place the loaf in the middle of the table without saying anything and wait for the man’s parents to give an answer.
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My wife had me put a 1000 som note in her shirt pocket in front of the security camera at the Narodny where she she worked as a security guard.
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Very good tradition! I don’t suppose a bag of white sliced would cut it today.
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After 6 months of gestational diabetes, I’d sell my soul for a baguette. 🙂
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I’ll mail you one for just $5, and you can keep your soul. Just don’t tell N.
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It’s OK, I can eat anything I want now. 🙂 I just can’t get used to being normal again.
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What’s the name of the history-of-Ukraine book, by the way?
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It’s Gates of Europe by the Harvard professor Serhii Plokhy.
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Thank you!
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“If a woman wanted to propose, she would come to the house of the man she liked with a loaf of bread. She’d place the loaf in the middle of the table without saying anything and wait for the man’s parents to give an answer.”
What if the family had several sons. How would the parents know which one was being proposed to??
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