In early Medieval times members of the Butchers Guild would attend meetings in their aprons as evidence that their businesses were thriving: the bloodier the apron, the prouder the owner. This got out of hand to the extent that they put aside special aprons for the meetings, on which their wives would sew an assortment of abdominal organs, such as livers and kidneys. Such a garment eventually became the accepted formal wear; a young butcher who was courting a bride would wear one when he came calling as an indication of his ability to provide for her. By the late thirteenth century, the practice had evolved to such a degree that it was mandatory for any young man asking for a maiden's hand in marriage to approach her father wearing the heart of a chicken sewn on his right sleeve.
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