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Seth Goodwin

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Wedding Ducks

Korean Wedding Ducks

Originally, a man who wished to marry would purchase pairs of live ducks or geese to give as a gift to the family of a the prospective bride. That tradition gave way to using wooden ducks in place of live animals. A couple would select a man to carve their wedding ducks who was honourable, and a good friend. Additionally, the man should have "five fortunes" to be a suitable carver because it was believed that these fortunes would be imparted to the ducks and transferred to the couple who received them

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