Re: origin of the sher

[Marvin <physchem...>]

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From: Helen Winkler <winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 12:42 PM
Subject: origin of the sher


<snip>
> On another web site, I read that it was customary for the king/other
rulers
> to have the right to have his way with any bride in the kingdom on her
> wedding night.
> http://www.pinenet.com/~rooster/hasid1.html
> The head was shaved to make the bride as unattractive as possible to avoid
> this fate.
>
> In the opinion of this group, is there any truth to the last statement and
> are there other explanations for the origin of this dance and its music?
>
> Helen

For more information, see
http://www.urbanlegends.com/sex/droit_du_seigneur.html.  The truth, if any,
is limited for this as an explanation of a Jewish custom.

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