Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-17
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MAERIMoNIaL sUsERsTITIoHs.
There is no period in woman's life that
go completely changes her whole existence
as marriage, and for that very reason she
is apt to be more superstitious and fanci-
full at that time than any other and,
while superstitions are fast becoming a
something of the past, there are very few
women who will rot hesitate before max.
ing Friday their wedding day, or will not
rejoice at the sunshine, for happy is the
bride that the sun shines on. June and
October have always been held as the most
nropiticus months in the twelve, happy
result being rendered douhly certain if the
ceremony was timed so as to take place at
the full moon, or when the sun and moon
were in conjunction.
The Romans were very superstitious
about marrying in May or February they
avoided all celebration days, aid Calends,
Nones and Ides OF every month. The day
of the week on which the l4th of May fell
was considered very unlucky in many parts
of merry old England, and in Orkney
bride selects her wedding day SO that its
evening may have growing moon and a
flowing tide.
In Scotland the last days of the year are
thought to be lucky, and If the moon should
happen to be full at any time when we'd
ding takes place, the BRIDES cup of happi.
ness is expected to be always full. In
Perthshire the couple who have had their
bans published at the end of one and are
married at the beginning of another quar-
ter of year, can expect nothing but ends.
The day of the week is also of great i'm
portance, Sunday being great favorite in
parts of England and ireland. And al
though an English lass would not marry on
Friday, the French girl thinks the first
Friday in the month particularly fortunate.
Most of US know the old saying concerning
the wedding day:
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday is the best day Of all,
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
In Yorkshire, when the bride is on the
point of crossing her fathers threshold
after returning from church, plate con-
tanning few square inches of cake is
thrown from an upper window of the house
by male relative if the plate is broken
she will be happy, if not, she will not ex-
pect TO escape misery.
In Sweden bride must carry bread in
her pocket, and as many pieces as she can
| throw away, Just so much trouble does she
| cast from her but it is no luck TO gather
the pieces. But should the bride lose her
slipper, then she will lose all troubles, only
in this case the person who picks it up will
gain riches. The Manxmen put salt In
their pockets, and the Indians bless
| charms.
| 1t is an unhappy omen for a wedding to
| be put off when the day has been fixed,
and it is believed much harm will ensue if
bridegroom stands at the junction OF
cross roads or beside closed gate upon his
wedding morn. In England it is thought
| to be bad sign if the bride INDUCES her.
self by taking glance at the looking glass
after her toilet is completed but she may
crafty her vanity without danger if she
leaves one hand ungloved. To lock back
or go back before gaining the church door,
to marry in green, or while there is an
open grave in the churchyard, are all un-
fortunate, and the bride must be careful to
90 in at one door and out at another.
When the bridesmaids undress the bride
they must throw away and lose all the
pins. Woe to the bride if single one be
left about her Nothing will go right.
Woe to the bridesmaids if they keep one
of them, for they will not be married be-
fore Whitsuntide, or until the Easter fol.
lowing at the soonest.
If the bridal party venture off dry land
they must go up stream. The bride
must, to be lucky, wear
| Something old and something new,
Something gold and something blue.
If she should see strange cat or hear a
cat sneeze on her wedding day, then she
will be very happy and if on her we'd
ding morning she steps from her bed on
to something higher, and again on to
something higher still, she viii from that
moment rise in the world. For this pur-
pose table is placed beside the bed, and
if it can stand near the dresser, or some
thing higher than it, then she must step
from the table to that which is higher.
But woe betide her should she fall.
In leaving the house and church she
must be very careful to put her right foot
forward, and on no account allow anyone
to speak to her husband until she has
called him by name.
To break the wedding. ring ia an omen
that the wearer will soon be widow, but
As your weddingring wears,
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