The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-26
FOR THE ENGAGED.

Marriage Superstitions and Ceremonies.
There are very few women who will
not hesitate before making Friday their
wedding day. or will not rejoice at the
sunshine. ''for happy is the bride the
sun shines or"
June and October have always been
held as the most propitious months in
the twelve, a happy result being rem
dersd doubly certain if the ceremony
was timed so as to take place at the
full moon. or when the sun and moon
were in conjunction.
I..c 37Iitas., We vsIy -''rerstitious
a..c.i. f.,--rTir., =. -,!ay or February;
they avoided all celebration days and
/ the kalends, nOnes and ides of every
! month.
I The day of the week on which the
llth of Nav fell was considered very
! IL lucky in many parts of merry old
i England"
! 10 tue Orkuey Islands bride selects
| her wedd ug day so that its evening
! may have grvwiug moon and flow
| ing tide.
10 Scotland the last day OF the yeas
is thought TO be lucky. and it the moon
| should hlppea t. lie full at any time
when q weditn II e. place the bride )
| ell OF happiness Is eXpe ted to be al
ways full. La Prrth>hire the couple
who have had their baans published at
the end of one and are M irried at the
beginning of aDoth-r. quarter OF q
year, can expect nothing but ends.
Although an English lass would not
marry on Friday, the French girl thinks
the first Friday in the mouth particu-
| 10 -1x-
ing concerning the wedding day:
- Monday tor wealth,
! Tuesday for heath,
Wednesday 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 father ; thresh-
old, after returning from church. q
plate. containing few small pieces 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 expect to escape mis-
cry.
In Sweden bride must carry bread
in her pocket, and as many pieces OF
it as she can throw away, just so much
trouble does she cast from her, but it is
no luck to gather the pieces. 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 Italians '.blessed''
charms.
1t is an unhappy omen for wedding
to be put of when the day has been
fixed, and it is believed that much
harm will ensue if bridegroom stands
at the junction of crossroads or besides
closed gate on his wedding-morn.
In England it is thought to be bad
sign if the bride fails to shed tears on
the happy day. or il she indulge her
self by taking last glanre at the look
in.-.las- after her toilet is completed
unless Que hand be unglovcd.
10 look back or to go back before
gaining The church door, TO marry in
green. or while there is an open grave
in the churchyard are all unfortunate,
aud the bride must be careful 10 go iu
at one door and out at another.
When the bridesmaids undress the
bride they must throw away all the
pins. Woe to the bride if Il single one
be left about her; nothing will 90 ri "hi.
Woe to the bridesmaids il they keen
one of them, for they will not be mar
ried until Whitsuntide, or until the
Easter following, at the soonest.
If the bridal party venture off dry
land they must go up stream. The
bride must, to be lucky, wear some
thing old, something new, something
gold and something blue.
If bride should see strange cat ol
hear a cat sneeze on her wedding day,
then she will be very happy; and. if on
her wedding morning she steps from
her bed on something higher, anC
again ON to something higher still. she
will from that moment rise IN the
E;orld- Eor this purpose q table i;
placed beside the bed, and if it cal
-tr'ei near the dresser, or something
higher than it, then she NIL step iron
the table to that which is hig! er. But
woe betide her should she iall.
In leaving, the house and church the
bride must be careful to put her right
foot forward. and on no account allow
any onesto speak to her husband unit
she has called him by name,
To break the wedding-ring is an ON
en- that the wearer will soon be a wild
ow; but,
| As the wedding-Iing weare,
| So will wear away your cares.
-Erfry Other Saturday.