@inbook{986, keywords = {Mennonites (Old Order), Customs and traditions, Folklore, Agriculture, Children, Marriage}, author = {Allan Buehler and Edith Fowke and Carole Carpenter}, title = {The Old-Order Mennonite wedding and highlights of their social life}, abstract = {An account of Old Order Mennonite weddings in Waterloo County, with particular reference to the author's marriage in 1922. Customs include the wedding feast, the hiding of the bride's shoes by children and the shivahree. Other social activities, including visiting on Sundays, harvesting and the various "bees" are also described.}, year = {1985}, journal = {Explorations in Canadian folklore}, number = {Book, Section}, pages = {.76-89, }, publisher = {McClelland and Stewart}, address = {Toronto}, language = {English}, }