Hakafot, is the custom of the
bride circling the groom..
VENUS WILL TRANSIT THE SUN, in some traditions seven times, in some three. This circling is bride's way of demonstrating how central the groom is to her thoughts and to her very being.
Another interpretation is based on the belief that evil spirits seek to keep the young couple from the fulfillment they look for in their marriage.
The "walking around" may serve to protect the husband from the demons which seek to find him.
The seven hakafot corresponds to the seven marriage blessings and may well also refer to the seven verses in the Bible which says: " . . . and when man taketh a wife." The three hakafot may be based on the verses in Hosea (2:21-22) in which the word "betroth" is used three times in an analogy of G-d as the bridegroom speaks to Israel, the bride.
The Seven Blessings (shevah berachot) mark the completion of the wedding ceremony.
CHECK OUT THE PHOTO ON THIS LINK< TO SEE THE WEDDING ARC OVER EARTH... [
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Who will see the June 5-6, 2012 transit of Venus?
Depending on where you live worldwide, the transit of Venus will happen on June 5 or 6, 2012. If you live in the world’s Western Hemisphere (North America, northwestern South America, Hawaii, Greenland or Iceland), the transit will start in the afternoon hours on June 5. In the world’s Eastern Hemisphere (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia or New Zealand), the transit will first be seen at sunrise or in the morning hours on June 6.