 During this ritual, the bride and groom shared a bread made of emmer ("farreus") (hence, the term "confarreatio" translates to "sharing of emmer bread"), a process that required the presence of ten witnesses and the recital of ceremonial sacred verses.High priests of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus were required to be born from "confarreatio" unions.As "confarreatio" fell from favor, it became increasingly difficult to find candidates for priesthood.