## Colophon title:: "2 become 1": Did the Spice Girls Plagiarise Medieval Priests? type:: [[literature-note]] tags:: url:: https://www.ggd.world/p/2-become-1-did-the-spice-girls-plagiarise?publication_id=1385611&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=dr99n&utm_medium=email status:: [[bean]] date:: [[]] ## Notes > The priest would first ask if anyone knew of any impediments – like the forbidden cousin marriage — [view in context](https://hyp.is/3-uzbMyhEe-l4A_EuqXCxA/www.ggd.world/p/2-become-1-did-the-spice-girls-plagiarise?publication_id=1385611&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=dr99n&utm_medium=email) - Annotation: "Speak now or forever hold your peace" - is that what this is for? > Ever wondered why medieval churches feature wooden porches? Hidden in plain sight, this architectural feature actually tells the story of how marriage gradually became sacred! In 1220s Salisbury, wedding ceremonies were required to take place ‘ante ostium ecclesiae’ - in front of the cathedral. Soon, churches across England added wooden porches - marking them distinct from the main stone church. These architectural features weren’t just a hot trend – they marked the gradual incorporation of marriage into the Church's sacred framework. — [view in context](https://hyp.is/xFfrfsyiEe-0fTvZxQPpWw/www.ggd.world/p/2-become-1-did-the-spice-girls-plagiarise?publication_id=1385611&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=dr99n&utm_medium=email) - Annotation: Interesting, how we don't think about the reasons behind architectural features/changes and the form v/s function aspects of them. > The priest would first ask if anyone knew of any impediments – like the forbidden cousin marriage — [view in context](https://hyp.is/3-uzbMyhEe-l4A_EuqXCxA/www.ggd.world/p/2-become-1-did-the-spice-girls-plagiarise?publication_id=1385611&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=dr99n&utm_medium=email) - Annotation: "Speak now or forever hold your peace" - is that what this is for?> Ever wondered why medieval churches feature wooden porches? Hidden in plain sight, this architectural feature actually tells the story of how marriage gradually became sacred! In 1220s Salisbury, wedding ceremonies were required to take place ‘ante ostium ecclesiae’ - in front of the cathedral. Soon, churches across England added wooden porches - marking them distinct from the main stone church. These architectural features weren’t just a hot trend – they marked the gradual incorporation of marriage into the Church's sacred framework. — [view in context](https://hyp.is/xFfrfsyiEe-0fTvZxQPpWw/www.ggd.world/p/2-become-1-did-the-spice-girls-plagiarise?publication_id=1385611&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=dr99n&utm_medium=email) - Annotation: Interesting, how we don't think about the reasons behind architectural features/changes and the form v/s function aspects of them.