The tradition of giving the bride away goes back to a time when a woman had few rights and privileges and her family viewed her as property. The father of the bride would literally give his daughter away to the groom and his family for social and monetary gains.
More Weather Forecasts in Bordeaux. January is low season in Bordeaux, and although the temperatures remain relatively mild there is a significant amount of rainfall. As the days become longer, the amount of sunshine increases and the temperatures can get up towards the high teens on some days.
Bordeaux (French pronunciation: ; Gascon Occitan: BordÃ¨u) is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France. The municipality of Bordeaux proper has a population of 246,586 (2014). Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Bordeaux is the centre of the Bordeaux MÃ©tropole.