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Something
Old, Something New,
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Something old must be
something that has belonged to a happily married woman to ensure the transfer of
happiness.
Something new is normally the gown or shoes.
Something borrowed should be gold to ensure future wealth and fortune.
Something blue, symbolizes modesty, fidelity, and love.
The
Month You Marry
January
Mary when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind and true.
February
When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate.
March
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know.
April
Marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man.
May
Marry in the month of May, you will surely rue the day.
June
Marry when June roses grow and over land and sea you'll go.
July
Those who in July do wed must labor for their daily bread.
August
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
September
Marry in September's shine so that you life is rich and fine.
October
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
November
If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember!
December
When December's snows fall fast, marry and your love will last
What
Color Dress Should You Wear?
Marry in white, you've
chosen him right.
Marry in blue, your love will be true.
Marry in pearl, you'll live in a whirl.
Marry in brown, you'll live out of town.
Marry in red, you'd be better off dead.
Marry in yellow, you're in love with the fellow.
Marry in green, you love being seen.
Marry in pink, your family will link!
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Folklore
Potpourri
Some people believed that
the wedding ceremony should be completed between the half hour and the hour. The
clock hand
rising towards the hour, signified success and rising fortune.
The engagement ring was
originally given as partial payment for the bride, as a symbol of the groom's
intentions.
In medieval Italy,
diamonds were used in engagement rings to symbolize enduring love; in Egypt, the
circular shape meant unending love and commitment.
Traditionally, the Greek
bride wears the wedding ring on her left hand until the ceremony, when it is
moved to her right hand.
Ancient Greek and Roman
veils were flame red, while early Christians chose white or purple.
White wedding gowns
became popular when Anne of Brittany married Louis XII.
A new penny should be
worn in the left shoe to assure wealth.
The Romans carried
bouquets of garlic, chive, and other herbs to symbolize fertility and drive away
evil sprits.
Ivy in a wedding bouquet,
assures good luck, lilies signify purity, apple blossoms, better things to come,
and myrtle is
supposed to bring good luck.
Historically, bridesmaids
and ushers dressed like the bride and groom to confuse evil spirits.
In some traditions, an
unmarried bridesmaid would sleep on a piece of wedding cake to dream of who she
will marry.
In medieval England,
guests brought a small cake to the wedding and they were placed on top of each
other. The bride and
groom had to kiss over this stack of cakes to ensure many
healthy children.
An old custom relates
that part of the wedding cake from the first wedding in a family, must be kept
in the house until all the daughters are married.
The Victorian's assured
brides that if they married on the same day of the week that the groom was born,
it was good luck.
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