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Wedding Day Good Luck Symbols and Superstitions... |
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 It
is a best of luck omen for the bride to find
a
spider in her gown on her wedding day. |
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It is good luck for the bride to encounter
a lamb on her way to the church to
get married. |
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It is good luck for the bride to encounter
a dove on her way to the church to
get married. Doves mate for live. A dove symbolizes Love,
Peace, Fidelity, Prosperity and Good Luck. If a dove is seen on
your wedding day, a happy home is assured. |
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 It
is good luck for the bride to encounter
a frog on her way to the church to
get married. |
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It is good luck for the bride to cross paths with
a
black cat on her way to the church to get married. |
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 It
is good fortune for the bride to see a policeman,
clergyman, doctor or blind man on her way to the church. |
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 If
the bride sees a rainbow on her way to the
ceremony, it is a sign of good luck for the couple. |
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 Sunshine
on the way to the church is good luck. |
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| Tears from the bride
or a child during the wedding service is considered
lucky. |
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| It is bad luck for the
bride to meet up with a lizard, funeral procession or a
pig on her way to the church. |
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The groom should give
a coin to the
first person he sees on his way to the church for good
luck. |
| It is bad luck for a
young man to encounter a blind person, pregnant woman or
a monk (or nun) on his way to propose to his lady. |
His marriage will be filled with good fortune if he
happens upon a pigeon,
a wolf,
or a goat. |
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 Snow
on your wedding day is a sign of fertility and
prosperity. |
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If you marry during the
full moon, you will have good
luck and good fortune. |
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A horseshoe is a lucky symbol. The "U" shape will hold good luck
inside forever. This tradition may stem from the 10th century
Saint Dunstan. He trapped the devil using a horseshoe and from
that point on the devil would never enter a Christian home adorned with
a horseshoe over the door. A horseshoe symbolizes good luck, power
of evil, good fortune and fertility. |
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 A
chimney sweep (yes, even
today you can hire chimney sweeps for your wedding ceremony) is a sign
of good luck, wealth and happiness. There are two legends why a
chimney sweep (especially a kiss from a chimney sweep) is lucky for a
bride on her wedding day... |
| One legend is King George II was in
his carriage when his horses started running. The only person who
attempted to stop the un-manned carriage was a small soot-covered
chimney sweep. |
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Another story is of a chimney sweep who lost his footing, fell from the
roof and was hanging from the gutter. A young lady reached through
a window and rescued him. They fell in love and married. |
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 An
open
umbrella (in Chinese culture,
the umbrella is red) over the
bride will protect her from evil. |
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The Shamrock
symbolizes hope, love, faith and luck. It is good luck for a bride
of Irish descent to include a
Shamrock in her bridal bouquet on her
wedding day. It is also good luck for a groom of Irish descent to
include a
shamrock in his boutonnière on his
wedding day. |
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