Wedding Traditions That Revolve Around Superstitions
There are many world-wide wedding traditions that we are aware of
, such as the dress, the bouquet, the first dance and so much more. However, what about the wedding traditions that is of the superstitious nature? What does certain words or particular colors represent? Whether we believe it or not, we are superstitious by nature and the very tradition of marriage is no exception.
Many of us have been to a wedding in our lifetime, but did you know that most of the wedding traditions we have today have come from superstitions that were from the past. Some may be a bit strange, and hard to believe, while others can come off scary. Especially considering that older generations truly believed in these superstitions. Back then, people took superstitions much more serious than we do today. Now most of us can look at them and laugh and just wonder how did they come up with that?
Even the meaning and origin of the word wedding or wed comes from superstition. The word "wed" has Anglo-Saxon origins and it means that the man who wanted to marry the woman would make a vow to the bride's father to pay money for her hand in marriage. The word "wedding" means a wager or to gamble, because back in the old days you had to buy the bride from the bride-to-be's family or the woman's family would have to pay a sum to the man that her family would like for their daughter to marry into.
In addition, back in those days you did not get divorced, or at least it was very rare for something like that to happen. Which makes it ironic that the word "wedding" has the meaning of "gamble" in it considering that a lot of marriages in today's society don't make it? Perhaps it was there way of predicting what might happen to our marriages today.
Bridal Shower and Wedding Day Superstitions
- An old superstition for good luck is whatever the bride says while she is opening her shower gifts, she will have to repeat on her wedding night. Generally a friend would scribble down some of the comments while she is opening her gifts, so that the bride can prepare herself. So if you're a bride-to-be, be aware of your comments or they may come back to haunt you later.
- The first gift that the soon-to-be bride opens will be the one thing that she needs to use first. Therefore, choose wisely.
- If you are a guest at the shower, and the future bride opens your gift third, superstitions says that you will soon be blessed with a baby. Which, in hindsight, could be a good thing or if not, then maybe you might not want to push your luck and give your gift to her after she has opened the third one.
- Even certain days of the month or weeks mattered because some days are simply considered luckier than others and some are looked at as having very bad luck. With that in mind, here is a saying that was generated many years ago:
"Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday best of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday for no luck at all."
What makes that a bit eerie is considering that most people today get married on Saturday's.
- Most everyone knows about the something borrowed and something blue, but what you may not know is the color of the bride's dress translates to. Such as:
"Married in White, you have chosen right;
Married in Grey, you will go far away;
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back;
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead;
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen;
Married in Blue, you will always be true;
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl;
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow;
Married in Brown, you will live in the town;
Married in Pink, your spirit will sink."
Good and Bad Omens
Back in the olden days, good omens on your wedding day may have included meeting a black cat (which is odd considering that black cats have been considered to bring bad luck); a really bright and sunny day; seeing a rainbow in the sky; or meeting someone who sweeps chimneys. Some bad omens that you do not want to happen on your special day would be seeing an open grave; a lizard or pig running across the road; or running into either a nun or a monk, which would mean that you will not have any children.
by: Nicole Sanchez
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