Wedding Superstitions - Very interesting !

Interesting myths and superstitions around world - Part II

• In some countries it is customary to throw money over the heads of the bride and groom as they come out of church, — it insures fortune. 

• In Scandinavian countries a speech is usually made at the wedding feast or a song is sung, which winds up in an unexpected crash. This sets everybody laughing and is a signal for general congratulations and good wishes. 

• It was formerly customary in Germany to carry old dishes outside of the door and break them in the street. If a single piece escaped demolition, It was considered a bad sign. 

• Sprinkling the bride with wheat is a lucky sign. It takes the place of rice in some sections. Both are considered emblems of fruitfulness. 

• Among the Slavs a can of beer is poured over the horse belonging to the bridegroom. 

• Flinging the stocking was an old custom on the bridal eve. The young men took the bride's stockings and the girls those of the groom, and threw them over their heads. If they fell upon the bride or groom to whom they belonged, the thrower was sure to be married soon. 

• In Yorkshire after the couple have gone away, they pours a kettle full of hot water on the stone before the front door in order that another wedding will soon occur from the same house.

• It is considered a sign of good luck if the bride does not walk into the groom's house, but is lifted over the sill by her nearest relatives. 

• In Brittany a girl who can secure the pins used to fasten the bride's dress, is sure of an early marriage. 

• It is considered unlucky for a pair to be married in church if there is an open grave in the church yard. 

• It is unlucky to be married in green. The wearing of orange blossoms at a wedding ensures good luck. 

• In the Middle Ages it was considered a bad omen if the couple met a cat, dog, lizard, serpent or har6; but to meet a wolf, spider or toad was a good sign. 

• It is unludqr for a bride to look into a mirror after she is completely dressed. Some article must be put on after she is through admiring herself. 

• The sneezing of a cat on the eve of a wedding is a lucky omen. 

• A man going to be married, who meets a male acquaintance, rubs his elbow to ensure good luck. 

• In China, if a bethrothal is being arranged, it is postponed in case anything unlucky, such as I the breaking of a vase or bowl or the loss of anything, occurs. 

• Among the Highlanders great care is taken that no dog runs between the couple on their way to be married. 

• It was formerly considered unlucky if the bride did not weep at her wedding. It portended tears later on. 

• A storm with thunder and lightning is a bad omen during a wedding ceremony. 

• To marry a man whose name begins with the letter J same letter as one's own is sometimes considered unlucky. 

• If a younger daughter chances to get married before her older sisters, the older girls should dance at her wedding barefoot. 

• A clot of soot coming down a chimney at a wedding feast is a bad omen. 

• If the bride accidentally breaks a dish at the wedding feast it is a bad sign. 

• A bird dying in his cage on the day after a wedding is a bad sign. A bird sitting on the window sill chirping is a good omen. 

• To meet a funeral either in going or coming from a wedding is always a sign of ill fortune. If the funeral is that of a male, it means an early death for the groom; if of a woman, the bride will soon die. 

• It is unlucky for a woman to read the marriage service entirely through. She will never get a husband. 

• Bees should be informed that a wedding is in progress and their hives decorated. It brings good luck.

• If at the wedding dinner an unmarried person sits between the bride and groom it means that there will soon be another wedding. 

• 7 Marriages on the last day of the year are considered lucky

• Easter engagements are said to foretell money, those at Ascension, health, those at Trinity, a big family, those at Whitsunday, peace and comfort at home. 

• Source: Omens, Myths and Superstitions book