Speak now or forever.

Speak now or forever.

Although it is not customary in our country, we all have in our minds, precisely because Hollywood movies, the iconic phrase pronounced by ecclesiastical or civil authority at end of the ceremony: "If anyone knows any reason why these people do not they can marry, speak now or forever. "

These contain mainly novios- breathlessly, when suddenly, a deep male voice at end of the room stands above all to declare his love for the bride.

It originated from a standard established by the Emperor Charlemagne in early 9th century, known as the wedding banns and is publicly announce the holding of a link, days before it, in case he could not held. At that time were common bonds between members of the same family, custom by Charlemagne wanted finish. Thus, unions were advertised on a sign on the door of the church so that if anyone knew there was a relationship between the contracting parties, may notify the ecclesiastical authority and avoid marriage.

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One minute of Silencio.-

As we all know is usually kept a minute of silence, usually at a funeral, or when someone, usually renowned dies. A practical source established and accepted very few know.

You should go to November 1919 to locate the first time mourning and condolences were expressed through silence .Have about a year that World War Was over, done that Europeans celebrated with dances, parties and music.

During the month of May, Edward George Honey, an Australian journalist who had fought in the Great War with the British Army, began planning how should be celebrating the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the war. Thus, on 8 he sent a letter to London newspaper Evening News under the pseudonym Warren Foster in which he indicated that instead of celebrations with which the end of the war commemorated Honey thought that joy was no way to honor those killed in the forehead, should be saved 5 minutes of silence anywhere in the city where people remember the thousands of victims of the war. The proposal finally reached the British King George V, who accepted the law and established that at 11, the 11th day of the month 11- exact moment was signed the armistice a full suspension of all normal activities occurred for each silently surrender honor the memory of those died in the Great War.

However,was not just a minute he was devoted to silence, but two. So we could say that the first minute of silence in history lasted two minutes.

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Any past was better: I'm sure no one would have been born 100 years ago. anyone who the trouble to compare welfare indices today with those of past eras can evade the undeniable fact that poverty, violence, epidemics, abuse of power and many other evils are less common today is taken, less serious than ever. At no other time in history we have lived so long, not as well or as democratically as now.

The truth is that there no golden age to long. A brief review of our history is the best antidote to this nostalgia.