Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-02
sUPERsTITloNs ABOUT MARRIAGE.

 Wednesday and Thursday are especially lucky in Bulgaria. Rice is still thrown after the newly mar ried couple in many countries. The last day of the year is very pop ular time for espousals in Scotland.
 The bees are informed of wedding in Der byshire, Eng, and their hives decorated. A rainy day is as unlucky for wedding in India as it is in most European countries. Whoever rises first after the benediction wNl, it is said, be the master of the house hold.
 , An Italian proverb says: Friday and Tuesday, neither marry nor set out on journey"
 It would be considered extremely unlucky in England for the bride to wear green during the ceremony.
 In modern Greece neither bride nor groom will enter the house until promised presents by the groom's father.
 In the north of England, the wedding cake is cut into bits, passed through the ring, and thrown among the crowd.
 In Russia, the bride must avoid eating the wedding cake on the eve of the ceremony, or she will lose her husbands love.
 A currant bun is broken over the brides head in Scotland and can of beer is poured over the bridegroom's horse in Esthonia.
 Many people wed on the moons increase, and seafartng people choose flowing tide. Athenians selected the time of new moon.
 The German maiden floats little silver plates on which favored names are inscribed, in a pail of water. The one that approaches her own is the destined groom.
 The sneezing of cat on the eve of 0 mar- riage was considered a good omen in the middle ages, but the bowling of dog then, as now, was especially oninous
 In Brittany, peasant girls visit certain shrines and pray to be married during the year. Some stick pins into the knees Of the saintly image, to be treasured as charms.
 In the Vosges mountains, the young wo- men who dress the bride strive as to who shall stick the first pin in the bridal robe, as the successful one will be married the same year.
 In Catholic countries, shrines of the Vir- gin or particular saints are diligently visited and certain rites performed to insure the consummation of hopes and wishes as to marriage.
 The Romans deemed it an ill omen to meet certain animals on the way to the ceremony. A priest hare, dog, cat, lizard or serpent was unlucky, in the middle ages; wolf, toad or spider, lucky.
 In Brittany, if the wife seeks to rule, she must take care that the ring, when placed on her finger, shall slip at once to it's place on her finger, instead of allowing it to stop at the first joint
 l Friday is considered an unlucky day to wed in most countries, but in Scotland it is the lucky day of the week, by far the mai ior- &1o+ AaEy sacred to Venus and Freya.
 In the north of England, the bridegroom gives ribbon to each of the young men as he comes out from the church. These run a race to the house, and the one arriving there first may claim kiss from the bride.
 In France, during tho Middle Ages, ring of straw, or one made from horse shoe nail was placed on the brides finger, and some had as many as five such rings. The couple also stood oa a ring turing the ceremony.
 In Greece, the groom is lightly sprinkled with water on leaving the home for the ceremony. The bride must visit the oven in company with her father or near relative, to salute 1t, and obtain leave to set out.
 Care should De taken lest dog run be tween the bride and groom during the cere- mony ill the Scotch Highlands, and the grooms left shoe must be left without buckle or latchet, to prevent witches from having any influence over him.
 The Swedish bride tries to see the groom before he sees her, to gain the mastery. She places her foot before his during the cere- mony and sits in the bridal chair first. She must stand near the groom, so that no one can come between them.
 It is deemed specially ominous in Scotland for lump of soot to fall down and spoil the breakfast on the day of the wedding. for 8 bird to die in its cage, or for bird to sit on the window sill and chirp long, The bride must carefully avoid breaking dish on that day.
 There is curious custom in modern Greece. The groom is shaved by young man whose parents are both living, while the young girls and young men sing. 'Razol silvered and gilt, shave tenderly the young mans cheeks, don't leave hair, lest the pa rents of his bride think him ugly"