The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
Some Matrimonial super.titlons.


There is perhaps no period in a
woman's life that so completely changes
her whole existence as marriage, and
for that very reason she is apt to be
more superstitious and fanciful at that
time than at any other; and while super
stitions are fast becoming something of
the past 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 on" June and October
have always been held as the most pro-
pitious months in the twelve, happy
result being rendered doubly certain if
place at the full moon, or when the sun
and the moon were in conjunction.
The Romans were very superstitious
about marrying in May or February;
they avoided all celebration days, and
the Calends, Nones. and Ides of every
month. The day of the week on which
the 4th of May fell was consider ed very
unlucky in many parts of "merrie old
England" and in the Orkney Islands
bride selects her wedding day so that
its evening may have a growing moon
and a fywing tide. In Scotland the
last day of the year is thought to be
lucky, and if the moon should happen
to be full at any time when a wedding
takes place the brides cup of happiness
is expected to be always full In Perth
shire the couple who have had their
bans published at the end of one and
are married at the beginning of another
quarter ola year, can expect nothing but
ends.
The day of the week is also of great
Importance, Sunday being great favor
lite in some parts of England and Ire
land. And although the English lass
would not marry on Friday, the French
particularly fortunate.
In Yorkshire, when the bride is ON the
point of crossing her fathers threshold,
after returning from church, plate
containing a 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 misery.
In Sweden a bride must carry bread
il her pockets, 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. Should the
bride lose her slipper, then she will lose
all troubles. Only in this case the per-
son 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 the we'd
ding to be put off when the day has
been fixed, and it is believed much
harm will ensue if a bridegroom stands
at the junction of cross roads or beside
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 if she INDUCES herself by
taking a last look at the looking-glass
after her toilet is completed; but she
may crafty he1 vanity without danger
if she leaves one hand uugloved. To
look back or go back before gaining the
church door, to marry in green, or
churchyard, are all unfortunate, and
the bride must be careful to go in 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 a single one be left about her
nothing will go right. Woe to the
bridesmaids if they keep one, for they
will notbe married before Whitsuntide,
or until Easter following at the soonest.
If the bridal party venture off dry
land they must go upstream. The
bride must, to be lucky, wear
Something old and something new,
Something gold and something blue,
Ifshe should see strange cat or hear
cat sneeze on her wedding day then
she will be very happy; and If on her
wedding morning she steps from her
bed onto something higher and again on
something higher still, she will from
that moment rise in the world. For
this purpose a table is placed beside the
bed. andif it can stand near the dresser
or something 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 to al
low anyone to speak to her husband I'M
til she has called him by name.
20 break the wedding ring is an omen
that the wearer will soon be widow.
but
As your wedding ring wears,
60. So Will wear away your cares.
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