Viv
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I do understand and respect that different nations have their own traditions. I just think it's sad that the royal family here, that usually are big on traditions, has chosen to disregard the church tradition in this particular detail. It's disrespectful to the church. It's also sad that many young women out there watch the royal weddings and want to copy them. The (IMO) great tradition of walking in together in the church is becoming more and more rare as our nation is soaked in all things american. I'm not a big fan of that.
Xenobia, I understand from my Swedish relatives that it does happen from time to other that fathers are giving their daughters away though not often. It's standard procedure in Denmark and it hails back to the times when a marriage was more or less a contract between two families and the daughter was 'married off' to start her own family. As such it has nothing to do with Amrican traditions!
Theologically speaking -and between you and me - the custom has no place these days especially in the Nordic countries where cohabitation and having children before marrying are the rule rather than the exception! However I don't see it changing in Denmark in the immediate future and if it makes father and bride happy, well that fine with me!