At a friend’s wedding earlier this year, I helped lift him (and the chair he was in) into the air as people danced and clapped. Jewish tradition, right? I bet you knew that. I did too. But why did we do that exactly? With the chair and all? I mean, what’s the significance? No idea. The same goes for the Oktoberfest beer I just drank. What is Oktoberfest about, again? Apparently it started as a public wedding celebration in 1810 for Kronprinz Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Huh. Thanks Wikipedia! But I’d be lying if I told you I knew that 2 minutes ago. What’s a tradition you’ve participated in without knowing the larger significance? (And when you come up with an answer to that, I challenge you to learn more about it! Come on! Do it for Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen!)

Source: My brilliant wife Emily asked this one

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