Customs and Traditions
January 2, 2007 by admin
Filed under Wedding Traditions and History
I received a great book this Christmas which looks at customs and traditions here are some that I wanted to share
- In Russia buying carnations or roses is a prerequisite for a first date and must be given in odd numbers as flowers in even numbers are reserved for funerals.
- In olden days in Britain a green wedding dress was considered unlucky unless you were Irish as it implied promiscuity i.e. she had been rolling about in the fields!
- It was once a custom in France for a bride to step on an egg before crossing the threshold of their new home.
- An old folk custom involved taking onions and writing each suitors name on each one. All the onions were put in a cold storeroom with the first onion to grow sprouts determing the man you
should marry! - An old Ethopian tradition requires the bride to remove jewellery to be removed after the wedding, with its likeness then tattoed on her skin.
I am thinking that as strange as modern life seems to be at times, there are some benefits!
