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Literature | Rice thrown after a Bride It was an Indian custom, rice being, with the Hindus, an emblem of fecundity. The bridegroom throws three handfuls over the bride, and the bride does the same over the bridegroom. With us the rice is thrown by neighbours and friends. (See Marriage Knot .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 49 43 45 54 48 52 4F 57 4E 41 46 54 45 52 41 42 52 49 44 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01001001 01000011 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01010010 01001111 01010111 01001110 00100000 01000001 01000110 01010100 01000101 01010010 00100000 01000001 00100000 01000010 01010010 01001001 01000100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R I C E   T H R O W N   A F T E R   A   B R I D E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0049 0043 0045 0054 0048 0052 004F 0057 004E 0041 0046 0054 0045 0052 0041 0042 0052 0049 0044 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5243373925442524957482354054395223523652433839 |
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