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| Where
did the custom of the bride carrying "something old,
something new, something borrowed, something blue" originate? |
| No
one knows for sure. The rhyme originated in Victorian times,
although some of the customs referred to in it are much older.
However, I can at least tell you what brides traditionally
carried. The "something old" is supposed to be the
garter from a happily married woman. The "something new"
is the wedding dress. The "something borrowed" is
often a coin from the groom (worn in the bride's shoe) or
it can be something (preferably old and valuable) from the
bride's family. (Note to brides: Make sure you return the
item or you'll be unlucky!) The "something blue"
may be a symbol of the moon, which is associated with fertility.
Or it may be just a blue ribbon, to symbolize fidelity.. |
| Why
do wedding guests throw birdseed instead of rice now? .
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| The
custom of throwing rice at the bride and groom at weddings
has been largely replaced in the US with the throwing of birdseed
instead. But the trend has nothing to do with the myth that
uncooked rice causes birds' stomachs to explode. Birds can
eat uncooked rice without the rice swelling in their stomachs
and exploding (how many exploded birds have YOU seen?). The
hardness of uncooked rice isn't a problem either. After all,
birds will swallow gravel and stones! But birds don't really
LIKE uncooked rice and they'll usually leave it alone. Throwing
birdseed makes the church custodian's job easier. Czech newlyweds,
by the way, get peas, instead of rice or birdseed, thrown
at them. The custom of throwing anything at all originates
in pagan times and it's supposed to ensure that the union
of the bride and groom is a fruitful (i.e. fertile) one. |
| Why
are wedding rings worn on the fourth finger of the left hand?
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| Engagement
and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger (third, if
you don't count the thumb) on the left hand because it was
believed in ancient times that the vein of love led straight
to the heart from that finger. |
| Who
started the custom in the Western Hemisphere of wearing white
wedding dresses? |
Most
Western brides today marry in white, but it wasn't always
so. Before the white dress, brides simply wore their best
dress, whatever color it was. Blue was a favorite. In the
16th century, the wealthy began favoring white, but the practice
didn't really take off until the reign of Queen Victoria of
England. She chose to marry in white instead of the silver
traditionally worn by royals. The following little rhyme advised
brides as to dress color:
Married in White, you have chosen right, Married in Blue,
your love will always be true, Married in Pearl, you will
live in a whirl, Married in Brown, you will live in town,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead, Married in Yellow,
ashamed of your fellow, Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Pink, your spirit will sink, Married in Gray, you
will go far away, Married in Black, you will wish yourself
back.
Green
dresses were believed to be unlucky unless you were Irish.
The old expression that a woman has a "green gown"
was meant to imply that she was promiscuous. The idea was
that the dress was stained green from rolling in grassy
fields. Different cultures, of course, have different ideas
about color. A red dress in China is the best dress for
a wedding as it denotes happiness.
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