Everything about Wreath Money totally explained
Wreath money isn't a legal term, but the literal translation of
German "Kranzgeld".
Kranzgeld is money paid by a man to a woman as a fine on having
sexual intercourse with her under the pretense of an offer of marriage which is then withdrawn.
The term refers to the
wreath that a
bride wears to show her
marriage. Without her
virginity, it was assumed, her expectations to gain a good
match for a
husband would diminish considerably. As the
fiancée would have gained the protection of her status as a
wife, the money is a
tribute or
reconciliation to her.
In
Germany, the paragraph §1300 of the
family law, part of the
civil code Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, was abolished on
May 4,
1998, when the entire law was renewed, on the occasion of a
trial in
1993 where the
judges decided the law was outdated. A woman had then tried to sue 1000
DM (in 2004 roughly €500 or $500), but the request was denied on the grounds of
equal rights between man and woman.
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