06 Aug 2007
Rome Journal: In Rome, a New Ritual on an Old Bridge

Lots of interesting angles in this tale: public trothplighting, invented ritual and not the least, a bridge that has stayed up for 2200 years...

To some, a tangled mess of padlocks on Rome’s oldest bridge is a symbol of undying love; to others, it is a menace tantamount to vandalism.

(link) [New York Times]

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