What a Shame
the Bride Wants to
Get Married in July
Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
When someone gets married, we often hear the rhyme “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue. Wearing "Something Old" represents the bride and groom’s past, while the "Something New" symbolizes the couple's happy future. The bride is supposed to get her "Something Borrowed" from someone who is happily married in the hope that some of that person's good fortune will rub off on her. "Something Blue" represents the fidelity and love in the relationship.
Wearing a Veil
This custom originated from Rome when a bride would wear a veil down the aisle to hide from the evil spirits that wanted to ruin the ceremony and were jealous of her happiness. The veils also symbolized virginity and modesty.
Seeing Each Other Before The Wedding
This superstition and ritual go back to arranged marriages when parents or guardians who would arrange marriages believed that if the couple saw each other before the ceremony, they would have time to reconsider the marriage or change their minds about it.
Rain on Your
Wedding Day
In some cultures and religions, rain on your wedding day can be a symbol of fertility and cleansing.
The Right Day
In the English tradition, Wednesday is considered the best day to marry, although Monday is a day for wealth and Tuesday is the one for health. Saturday is actually the unluckiest wedding day, but due to it being on the weekend, it's the most popular day of the week to marry.
Across the Threshold
The groom has to carry the bride across the threshold and into the new home to protect her from evil spirits lurking below.
Directly to the Heart
Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was believed that the finger had a vein that led directly to the heart.
Tear Shaped Engagement
A pearl engagement ring is known to be a bad luck charm because its shape resembles one of a tear.
Help from the
Bride’s Family
In Egypt, the bride's family traditionally did all the cooking for a week after the wedding, so the couple can relax and have more intimate time together, without all the household duties.
July is an
Unlucky Month
According to this verse, “A July bride will be handsome/But a trifle quick-tempered/Married in July with flowers ablaze/Bitter-sweet memories in after days/Those who in July do wed/must labor for their daily bread.” July is considered to be an unlucky month to get married in.
With that in mind, superstitions are just beliefs and ideas dating back to very early and heavily religious times. Whether you want your wedding in the summer or the winter, big or small, extravagant or simple, just remember it’s a day for you and your significant other to relish in the love.
Weddings come with all types of customs and traditions, as well as the thousands of superstitions. Here are some of the oldest customs, traditions, and superstitions: