The Middle Ages was one of the three divisions of the history of Europe that lasted between the 5th and 15th century. During this period of time, various traditions and inventions, such as the mechanical clock and eyeglasses. However, for every innovative, relatively harmless invention, there was a primitive and extremely barbaric invention behind it. For example, one the multiple heinous torture made in that era of time was the Pear of Anguish. Its function? The ‘pear’ was stuck in the vagina/anus/mouth to punish women who had miscarriages, homosexuals, liars and blasphemers (Dvorsky). Likewise, this era impacted most traditions seen in countries built on an European foundation, like marriage, which has morphed drastically based on whichever …show more content…
It consists of one of the two people of a traditional couple deciding to take the emotional and physical initiative to take the relationship to a marital status. The proposal could be simple with one partner getting on one knee and ‘popping the question’, or constructing a grand jester for their significant other. 90% of the time, the engagement is agreed upon between the two parties. The couple (for that moment) show romantic/sexual attraction for one another. At first, Middle Age engagement seems the opposite. Middle Age girls that hit puberty were married almost instantly after the fact. The parents of the girls didn 't care about if the girls loved the man; it was about the money. In fact, the groom was paid a dowry to marry the girl, which was presented at the wedding. The men these families would marry their daughter of to were middle-aged, having good businesses and being more matured. In America, this might seem a bit strange, although in the first half of the 20th century it was very common. But there is one place on the map that have up to 90% of arranged marriages: India. In fact, a 2013 IPSOS survey found that 74% of young Indians (18-35 years old) prefer an arranged marriage over a free-choice one (Dholakia). So although the concept of arranged marriage is a bit strange, said tradition has yet to falter in eastern