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In the southern Basque Country (lying within Spain), the Sacrament of Matrimony was celebrated according to the Toledo Manual<ref>The Toldeo Manual was a liturgical book issued by the Episcopal See of Toledo. Even though it was written in Latin, the 1582 edition contained in the vernacular language (Spanish) the instructions for the faithful and their responses. This book was embraced as a "manual" by many dioceses in Spain and The Americas and in the 17th century, it was included as an appendix to the Roman Ritual Published by Pope Paul V in 1614 after the liturgical reform of the Council of Trent. Editions in Basque of this manual have been used. Así ''Manuale Sacramentorum''. ''Euskeraz. Bateoa ta Ezkontza''. Zornotza: 1934.</ref> while the Roman Rite was followed in the northern Basque Country. The greatest different between both rituals is that the latter does not include the blessing and handing over of the ''arras'' (wedding coins). The marriage service is in three parts:

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