Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-02
FOR THE ENGAGED.
Marriage Superstitions and Ceremonies.


There are very few women who will
not hesitate before making Friday thei'
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 propitious months in
the twelve, happy result being rem
dered 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.
The Romans were very superstitious
about marrying in May or February;
they avoided all celebration days and
the kalends, nones and ides of every
month.
The day of the week on which the
14th of May fell was considered very
unlucky in many parts Of '.merry old
England"
In the Orkney Islands bride selects
her wedding day so that its evening
may have g g.owing moon and flow
ing 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 q wedding takes place the BRIDES
cup of happiness is expected to be al
ways full. In Perthshire the couple
who have had their banns published at
the end of one and are married at the
beginning of another, 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 month particu-
larly fortunate. There is an old say
ing concerning the wedding day:
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
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 fathers 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 off 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 if she indulge her
self by taking last glance at the look
ing-glass after her toilet is completed
unless one hand be ungloved.
To look back or to 90 back before
gaining the church door, to marry in
green, or while there is an open grave
in the 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 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 mar
ried until Whitsuntide, or until the
Easter following, at the soonest.
If the bridal party venture off dry
land they must 60 up stream. The
bride must, to be lucky, wear some
thing old, something new. something
gold and something blue.
If a bride 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 on something higher. and
again on to something higher still, she
will from that moment rise in the
world. For this purpose table is
placed beside the bed, and if 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 the
bride must be careful to put her right
foot forward, and on no account allow
any one to speak to her husband until
she has called him by name.
To break the wedding-ring is an om-
en- that the wearer will soon be a Wild
ow; but,