You know you will be married soon when...
A chicken enters your house with a straw in its mouth, which it leaves.
A mockingbird flies over your house
A white dove comes near your house
A spider descends from the ceiling and "dances" up and down
A cow moos during the night
You feed a cat out of one of your shoes just before you are married
A cat sneezes in front of your bride (or you, if you are the bride) on the day before you are married
Either of you dreams about your wedding day
You marry in June, since "married in the month of June, life will be one honeymoon"
Your wedding ceremony lasts between half an hour and an hour (the rising hand of the clock denotes rising fortune)
You are married in the afternoon
You are married on a beautiful day (rainy weather forecasts a stormy marriage)
A ray of sunshine falls on you as you leave the church
It snows on the day of your wedding
You see a lamb or a dove on the way to the church
A flock of white birds flies directly over you on your way to the wedding ceremony
You carry bread in your pocket and throw it away (represents you throwing away your troubles) or give it to someone who is hungry (forecasting good fortune during your marriage, because of your generosity) on your wedding day
A spider is found crawling on the bride's wedding dress before the two of you are married
The bride wears earrings during the marriage ceremony
The bride has her hair done, her veil put on, by a happily married woman just before the wedding
A new dime is put in the bride's left shoe just before she walks down the aisle
Orange blossoms are used in your wedding decorations (they bring good fortune, since - according to ancient custom - they represent innocence, purity, lasting love, and fertility)
You carry a pinch of salt to the church (it will chase away evil spirits)
The bridesgroom carries a horseshoe in his pocket during the wedding (a miniature one will do)
The bride cries on her wedding day (it means she has cried all her tears away)
You both step into, and leave, the church with your right foot first
Your marriage will go sour if you...
Get married to someone born in the same month as you
Get married on your birthday
Get married during Lent
Postpone your wedding (old customs believed that one of you would die shortly if you did this)
Let the bridegroom see the bride in her bridal dress before your wedding ceremony
Let the bride wear pearls on your wedding day (each pearly representing a tear she will shed during the marriage)
Get married in a church with bats (if one flies over you during the ceremony, it will bring you both bad luck)
No comments:
Post a Comment