Which country was the first bachelor and bachelorette parties held?

MrsAce

The Bachelor Party This tradition began in ancient Greece as a dinner attended by the groom and his closest friends on the evening before his wedding. The dinner served two purposes: It was an occasion to celebrate and reminisce about the past; money was also raised during the dinner so the groom could continue to drink with his buddies after his wife took control of the finances. However, its main purpose was for the groom's friends to mourn the passing of his bachelor status. Not to be left out, many of today's brides celebrate in a similar manner with the increasingly popular bachelorette party. http://www.aceprodj.com/wedding_history.htm Nov 09 04, 6:05 PM

McGruff

Moved from #52288 Duplicate question: [Nov 09 04 5:14 PM] elizabethmc writes: "It first came about in the fifth century, in Sparta, where military comrades would feast and toast one another on the eve of a friend's wedding" http://www.aceprodj.com/wedding_history.htm Nov 09 04, 10:53 PM