Wedding Traditions & Superstitions: 50 Wedding Facts & Trivia
I found this artical very amusing!
some of my favorites include:
-The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below.
-Brides carry or wear "something old" on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past.
-A Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she'll never do without.
-Queen Victoria started the Western world's white wedding dress trend in 1840 -- before then, brides simply wore their best dress.
-Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.
-In Japan, white was always the color of choice for bridal ensembles -- long before Queen Victoria popularized it in the Western world.
-The "something blue" in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.
-In Denmark, brides and grooms traditionally cross-dressed to confuse evil spirits!
-The bride stands to the groom's left during a Christian ceremony, because in bygone days the groom needed his right hand free to fight off other suitors.
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