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06-10-2009, 05:05 PM
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Wedding Superstitions & Urban Legends
Here is an interesting superstitions and urban legends about wedding. I'm thinking of sharing this to everybody not to scare but just to share what other people think about symbols and acts on and before the wedding.
* Arrangements of red & white flowers were considered bad luck as it was thought to represents blood & bandages.
* Bridesmaids are dressed similar to the bride to confuse any evil spirits who may wish her harm on the wedding day.
* The presence of a best man is said to protect the groom from bad luck.
* It is said to be good luck to tie the bride’s shoes to the wedding car. It is also thought to be lucky if the guests throw shoes at the wedding car.
* A wedding veil is said to protect the bride from evil spirits.
* It is bad luck for the bride to make her own wedding dress.
* It is bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day.
* It is bad luck for the bride to try on her wedding dress before the wedding day.
* Never drop the wedding rings on the floor or bad luck will befall the bride & groom.
* The bride should never bake her own wedding cake or else she will have a hard life as a wife.
* Guests must taste the wedding cake. Should they refuse then they will bring bad luck to the couple & themselves.
* If a single girl places a piece of wedding cake under her pillow she will dream of her future husband.
* By keeping a portion of the wedding cake the bride can be assured of her husband’s faithfulness.
* It is bad luck for the bride to practice writing her new married name before they are married.
* It is bad luck to marry on Friday & Saturday.
* Should a bride see a toad, lamb, spider, black cat, chimney or rainbow on the way to the church she will have good luck. But she will have bad luck if she sees a monk, a nun, an open grave, a pig, a lizard or a crow.
* The spouse who goes to sleep first on their wedding night will be the first to die.
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06-10-2009, 06:19 PM
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I had never heard the first or last (and how morbid is the last one??), and whose idea is it that the bride can't even try on her dress...I don't think that one could stick around too long.  The others I'm familiar with. There are many, many more as well.
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06-10-2009, 07:24 PM
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I love how it's bad luck to be married on Saturday, when 95 percent of people get married on a Saturday.
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06-11-2009, 12:18 AM
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I love how it's bad luck to be married on Saturday, when 95 percent of people get married on a Saturday.
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Hehe! Maybe that explains the high divorce rates. |
06-11-2009, 01:40 AM
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The original veil (full length, covering all of the face and hair) was so they could slip in a ringer instead of the actual bride.
Much much later it evolved to the blusher--because it was the first time a groom would see his wife's entire face. Remember, back when veils were used, it was common place for adult women to cover their heads, and also wear wimples.
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06-11-2009, 02:02 AM
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I tied> 8 Phew! 8 Damn!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* Arrangements of red & white flowers were considered bad luck as it was thought to represents blood & bandages.
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Damn! 
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* Bridesmaids are dressed similar to the bride to confuse any evil spirits who may wish her harm on the wedding day.
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Phew! 
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* The presence of a best man is said to protect the groom from bad luck.
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Phew!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* It is said to be good luck to tie the bride’s shoes to the wedding car. It is also thought to be lucky if the guests throw shoes at the wedding car.
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Damn
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* A wedding veil is said to protect the bride from evil spirits.
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Damn
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* It is bad luck for the bride to make her own wedding dress.
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Phew!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* It is bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day.
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Phew!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* It is bad luck for the bride to try on her wedding dress before the wedding day.
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Damn! (although I'm not sure how you'd buy one without trying it on)
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* Never drop the wedding rings on the floor or bad luck will befall the bride & groom.
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BIG PHEW bc I forgot our rings on the kitchen table!!
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* The bride should never bake her own wedding cake or else she will have a hard life as a wife.
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Phew! but a close one
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* Guests must taste the wedding cake. Should they refuse then they will bring bad luck to the couple & themselves.
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Phew!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* If a single girl places a piece of wedding cake under her pillow she will dream of her future husband.
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Damn!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* By keeping a portion of the wedding cake the bride can be assured of her husband’s faithfulness.
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I'll keep this one on my refrigerator
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* It is bad luck for the bride to practice writing her new married name before they are married.
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Damn!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* It is bad luck to marry on Friday & Saturday.
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Damn!
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Originally Posted by MarcyOne
* Should a bride see a toad, lamb, spider, black cat, chimney or rainbow on the way to the church she will have good luck. But she will have bad luck if she sees a monk, a nun, an open grave, a pig, a lizard or a crow.
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 I don't know what the hell I saw on the way to the wedding I was pretty nervous by then
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* The spouse who goes to sleep first on their wedding night will be the first to die.
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BIG Damn!
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* It is said to be good luck to tie the bride’s shoes to the wedding car. It is also thought to be lucky if the guests throw shoes at the wedding car.
I think it is bad luck for my car to be throwing shoes at it!!!
* If a single girl places a piece of wedding cake under her pillow she will dream of her future husband.
All that cames to mind is the mess
* It is bad luck for the bride to practice writing her new married name before they are married.
I did this one ALL THE TIME - oops
* The spouse who goes to sleep first on their wedding night will be the first to die.
Guess Ian gets to plan my funeral, saves me the greif and hassle I guess
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06-19-2009, 04:39 PM
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"It is bad luck for the bride to make her own wedding dress."
This is a crazy one |
08-21-2009, 09:50 AM
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Don't bother yourself much, those are just superstitions and urban legends. If you love each other truly, there will be no bad lucks only good lucks.
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09-29-2009, 03:42 PM
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Wow, I'd only heard the "groom seeing the bride before the wedding."
If anyone threw shoes at my car, I think it would be bad luck for THEM  |
09-30-2009, 09:02 PM
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If anyone threw shoes at my car, I think it would be bad luck for THEM |
Amen!!!
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10-23-2009, 06:26 AM
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oh, really? Anyway, thank you for sharing.
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