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Medieval Brides didn't use flowers to mask their smell because they never bathed. People then washed, used soap, had regular baths and winter weddings were more popular back then, when there are few flowers. https://www.thoughtco.com/weddings-and-hygiene-1788715 https://fakehistoryhunter.net/2019/09/10/medieval-myths-bingo/ https://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/did-people-in-the-middle-ages-take-baths/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/did-medieval-people-take-baths-why-they-were-cleaner-than-we-think-middle-ages-hygiene-handwash-washing-cleanliness-coronavirus-plague-covid/ http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2019/08/did-people-in-medieval-times-really-not-bathe/ https://www.ancient.eu/Medieval_Hygiene/ https://fakehistoryhunter.net/2019/09/10/medieval-myths-bingo/ https://daily.jstor.org/scrub-a-dub-in-a-medieval-tub/ https://twitter.com/TimONeill007/status/1694816860674609562 https://fakehistoryhunter.net/2024/07/13/book-review-urban-bodies/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cassell-Dictionary-Superstitions-David-Pickering/dp/0304345350 https://amzn.eu/d/5aGBb9r https://amzn.eu/d/33ZiVqb
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