traditions have roots in superstitions from previous ages. A common example of a superstition involves no one seeing the bride in her wedding dress until the ceremony...
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Shoe tossing (section Wedding customs)
connection between drug dealing and shoefiti. Shoe-throwing is a wedding superstition in several cultures. In Victorian England, people would pelt "a bride...
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vary from one person to another or from one culture to another. Common superstitions in India today include a black cat crossing the road being bad luck...
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as the foundation of the family. The wedding cake is surrounded by superstitions. In a traditional American wedding, maidens would be invited to pull ribbons...
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The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) took place on...
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Mangala Dosha (category Superstitions of India)
Personalize Your Wedding. Crown Publishing Group. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-525-57390-6. Roy Bainton (2016). The Mammoth Book of Superstition: From Rabbits'...
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Superstition in Russia covers the superstitions and folk rituals of the Russian community. Many of these traditions are staples of everyday life, and...
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Something old (category Superstitions of Great Britain)
story, "Marriage Superstitions, and the Miseries of a Bride Elect" in St James' Magazine, when the female narrator states, "On the wedding day I must 'wear...
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beware it's the devil himself. The rhyme has its origins in ornithomancy superstitions connected with magpies, considered a bird of ill omen in some cultures...
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2008, Struggle for Freedom, Rex Bookstore, p. 35. Philippine Wedding Culture and Superstitions, asiarecipe.com Funtecha, Henry F. IIlonggo Traditional Marriage...
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wedding due to an old superstition that a marriage within the same year an immediate family member dies will be cursed. A few weeks after the wedding...
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all-black Ragamuffin would be allowed under the breed standard. The superstitions surrounding black cats vary from culture to culture, and black cats...
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apologies. Due to a superstition that prohibits weddings after the death in the family within a year, CJ and Princess's wedding does not push through...
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2009-07-25. "Wedding Traditions and Superstitions - Part 1". The American Wedding. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-07-25. "The History of Wedding Traditions...
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Weasel (section Japanese superstitions)
Retrieved 13 February 2012. Thomas, N.W. (September 1900). "Animal Superstitions and Totemism". Folk-lore. 11 (3): 228–67. doi:10.1080/0015587X.1900...
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Superstitions have been present in Great Britain throughout its history. Early modern Britain was a superstitious society, and the superstitions were documented...
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In bocca al lupo (category Superstitions)
theatrical superstition in which wishing a person "good luck" is considered bad luck. The expression is commonly used in Italy off stage, as superstitions and...
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Quilt (redirect from Double Wedding Ring)
well, are also traditional for weddings. A superstition existed that it was bad luck to incorporate heart motifs in a wedding quilt (the couples’ hearts might...
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rich with its numerous traditions, celebrations, and in many cases superstitions. Wedding celebrations are definitely inserted in this context. This is considered...
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My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding is an American reality television series that debuted on the TLC in April 2012. It claims to revolve around the marriage...
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Chinese ghost marriage (redirect from Ghost wedding)
Even so, ghost marriages are often stigmatized and surrounded with superstitions. Worldwide, other forms of ghost marriages are also practiced, for example...
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Groomsman (category Wedding ceremony participants)
A groomsman or usher is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve...
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Toi toi toi (category Superstitions)
imminent performance. It is similar to "break a leg" and reflects a superstition that wishing someone "good luck" is in fact bad luck. There are many...
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Marriage (redirect from Secular wedding)
was an important factor in Greek marriage. For example, there were superstitions that being married during a full moon was good luck and Greeks married...
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Automobile folklore (redirect from Automobile superstitions)
find some extra money on the floor. Says, Mplo (2022-05-12). "13 Car Superstitions and Phobias". Your AAA Network. Retrieved 2022-07-05. "Saint Christopher"...
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Rhymes of Scotland (1896), p. 282 Steve Roud, The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland (2006) The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore...
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Care cloth (category Wedding clothing)
also referred to as the care cloth, carde clothe or wedding canopy, is an ancient Christian wedding tradition where a cloth is held over the heads of the...
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existence together. In such a conception, vivaha, which originally meant the wedding ceremony, but has to acquire the definition of marriage as a whole, is...
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gown were intentionally left unsewn due to the superstition that it is lucky to leave some part of a wedding dress unfinished.[citation needed] She wore...
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List of Outnumbered episodes (redirect from The Wedding (Outnumbered))
Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers (millions) 7 1 "The Wedding" Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin 15 November 2008 (2008-11-15)...
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