The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-03-28
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Strange NtoiOns of People In Various
Countries Concerning Matrimony.

Strange Ntoions of People In Various
Countries Concerning Matrimony.
There is perhaps no period in a
woman's life that so completely
changes her whole existence as mar
riage, and for that very reason she is
apt to be more superstitious and fanci-
full at that time than at any other; and
while superstitions are fast becoming a
something of the past, there are very
few women who will not hesitate be-
fore 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 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
conjunction.
The Romans were very superstitious
about marrying In May or February;
they avoided all celebration days, and
the calends, not1es and ides of every
month. The day of the week on which
the 14th of May fell was considered
very unlueky in many parts of ''merry
old England and in the Orkney
islands a bride selects her wedding day
so that its evening may have growing
moon and flowing 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 wedding
takes place the BRIDES cup of happiness
is expected to be alwaysfull. In Perth
shire the couple who have had their
banns published at the end of one and
are married at the beginning of another
quarter of year can expect nothing
but ends.
The day of the week is also Of great
Importance, Sunday being q great
favorite in some parts of England and
Ireland. And although an English lass
would not marry on Friday, the French
girl thinks the last Friday in the month
particularly fortunate. Most of us
know the old saying 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 TIRES
hold, after returning from church, a
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; II
not she will not expect 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. 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 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 a
closed gate on his wedding morn. In
England it is thought to be bad sign
if 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 her vanity without
danger if she leaves one hand ungloved
To look back or 90 back before enter
ing the church door, to marry in green
or while there is an open grave in thu
churchyard, are all unfortunate, anC
the bride must be careful to go in a
one door and out at the other. Whel
the bridemaids undress the bride the,
must throw away all the pins. Woe t.
the bride if single one be left abou
her, nothing will 60 right. Woe to tn
bridemaids if they keep one of them
for they will not be married befor
Whitsuntide, or until the Easter fol
lowing at the soonest.
If the bridal party venture off dr.
land they must go up stream. TIL
bride must, to be lucky, wear
Something old and something new,
Something gold and something blue"
If she should see strange cat or hea
a cat sneeze on her wedding day the
} she will be very happy; and if on he
wedding morning she steps from he
, bed on to something higher and agai
on to something higher still she wi
from that moment rise in the worlC
For this purpose a table is placed bC
/ side the bed, and if it can stand nea
the dresser or something higher than i
then she must step from the table
that which is higher. But woe betid
r her should she fall.
: In leaving the house and church 81
, must be very careful to put her rigl
3 foot forward, and on no account allo
any one to speak to her husband unit
t she has called him by name.
To break the wedding ring is an ONE
that the wearer will soon be a widow
] but
Y "As your wedding ring wears
30 will wear away your cares"
l -EUery other SATURDAY.