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1. JudaismThe bridegroom.

   The boy frequently had a special haircut and was dressed up in special clothes like a ḥattan.

   2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 53

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   "So, who is the chosson," she asked. Her father told her the name, but of course she had no idea who he was or what he looked like. She asked if she could see him. "Of course you'll see him! You're going to marry him, and you'll see him for 120 years."

   2002 May 22, R, “Dating a midrashh”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

   Another potential reason for leniency is the basic requirement of weddings that the ring must belong to the chatan (Shulchan Aruch E.H. 28). In fact, mesadrei kiddushin verify with the chatan that he owns the ring and did not simply borrow it. If the chatan forgot to bring the wedding ring, the mesader kiddushin will ensure that the "lender" of a replacement ring transfers the title of the ring to the chatan with proper kinyanim (halachic mechanisms of conveyance).

   2008, Chaim Jachter, Ezra Fraser, Gray Matter: Volume 3, Ian Richmond, →ISBN, page 116

   Yesterday I traveled from Chicago to New Jersey for the day to attend an afternoon wedding at a place called the Venetian in Garfield New Jersey. The Chatan was the son of friends of mine.

   2013 October 7, David Makowsky, “Wedding food”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)