| When my headdress was about to be placed on | | | | it according to the region. With the |
| my stiff-with-hair-spray head, my mother | | | | exception of the Irish brides, wearing green |
| asked for a happily married matron among the | | | | meant promiscuity due to rolling on green |
| women in the family. No one stepped forward; | | | | grass, and therefore, bad luck. Then, the |
| although, quite a few married women were in | | | | bridesmaids' same color and style dresses |
| the room. So, my mother called my aunt who | | | | were thought to chase off evil spirits by |
| seemed to be the most happily married person | | | | confusing them.The bridal veil has descended |
| around. Something had to be right with that | | | | from the Roman times to protect the bride by |
| superstition because my marriage has lasted | | | | disguising her; however, after a few |
| several decades and it seems to be continuing | | | | centuries, the veil has symbolized |
| on an even keel. For the happiness to be | | | | chastity.Although most superstitions revolve |
| handed down from generation to generation, | | | | around the bride, the groom, too, is not |
| the placing of the headdress probably | | | | exempt from stepping into bad luck and that |
| corresponds with the wearing of the garter or | | | | has been the primary reason for the best |
| something borrowed.When it comes to weddings, | | | | man's existence. The best man carries a good |
| our most superstitious selves surface from | | | | luck charm in his pocket and sees to it that |
| the depths of our culture's common | | | | the groom arrives to the ceremony before the |
| conscience. Since I have always considered | | | | bride, to avoid bad luck, of course.During |
| myself a citizen of the world, it is a good | | | | the ceremony, the Jewish groom breaks a |
| thing that, at the time of my wedding, I did | | | | glass, and in most cultures, the bride stands |
| not know about all the wedding superstitions | | | | to the left of the groom probably to let his |
| in the world. Otherwise, I would have been a | | | | right hand to stay free for his sword to |
| nervous wreck.The common superstitions we | | | | defend her. Another job for most grooms is to |
| know of--such as the bride having on | | | | carry their brides over the threshold of |
| something blue and something new or the tin | | | | their new home. In its origin, this probably |
| cans attached behind the couple's car--are | | | | had nothing to do with luck; it was there to |
| based on the centuries-old beliefs in good or | | | | avoid the bride's tripping over the threshold |
| bad luck and chasing away evil | | | | in her long gown.Anything circular is good |
| spirits.Avoiding bad luck has always been a | | | | luck, too. While in my son's wedding unity |
| major concern. Even the day or the month in | | | | candles placed in a circle plate signified |
| which one gets married has a say in a | | | | the union of the two families, some couples |
| couple's fortune. For example: "Marry in the | | | | circle around the room to unite the families. |
| month of May, and you'll surely rue the day," | | | | In Greece, couples circle the altar three |
| and "Marry on Monday for wealth, on Tuesday | | | | times for Holy Trinity; the Sikhs circle six |
| for health."Then, the flowers in the wedding | | | | times while rose petals are thrown at them; |
| have superstitions attached to them, too; | | | | and Mexican couples are circled or knotted |
| however, the superstition of one region may | | | | together by a large ring of rosary beads. In |
| be at odds with the superstition of another | | | | Finland, however, no knots are allowed. They |
| region. In some Middle Eastern cultures, the | | | | are replaced by matches to keep the love |
| bride has to carry white Calla Lilies. Yet, | | | | burning.Talking of keeping the love burning, |
| lilies in other cultures are associated with | | | | the luckiest part of the wedding has to be |
| death.Superstitions connected with the | | | | the kiss, because it is so romantic. In the |
| wedding attire are plentiful. We all know of | | | | olden times, in most cultures, the kiss was |
| the belief that bans the groom from seeing | | | | deemed to be the only requirement in place of |
| the bride in her wedding dress before the | | | | the marriage vows.Wedding superstitions are |
| wedding. I wonder if toting or holding a red | | | | too numerous to count one by one, and |
| umbrella over a bride, as the Chinese | | | | luckily, they reflect the playful side of us. |
| believed, would help evade many an unhappy | | | | They are not to be taken seriously but they |
| marriage in the west, and heaven forbid if a | | | | are there to be enjoyed.Still, in your |
| bride's dress gets torn before the wedding, | | | | weddings and in your life, may good luck be |
| for that would mean death.Before Queen | | | | with you always.This article has been |
| Victoria introduced the white wedding dress, | | | | submitted by Joy Cagil in affiliation with |
| wedding dresses were made in colors and each | | | | which is a site for Wedding Invitations. |
| color had a certain superstition attached to | | | | |