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Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth
finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a
vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
Queen Victoria is credited with starting the world trend for
wearing white wedding dresses back in 1840 as before then
brides simply wore their best dress.
Brides traditionally wore veils because ancient Greeks and
Romans believed they protected her from evil spirits.
The tradition of a bride wearing “something old, something
new, something borrowed, something blue,” comes from
an Old English rhyme. Something old represents continuity;
something new offers optimism for the future; somethi ng
borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness; something blue
stands for purity, love, and fidelity.
The tradition of having matching bridesmaids dresses dates
back to Roman times when people believed evil spirits would
attend the wedding in attempt to curse the bride and groom.
Bridesmaids were required to dress exactly like the bride in
order to confuse the spirits and bring luck to the marriage.
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In many cultures around the world — including Celtic,
Hindu and Egyptian weddings — the hands of the bride and
groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple’s
commitment to each other and their new bond, hence the
terms ‘tying the knot’ and ‘getting hitched’.
The Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth is Juno who
the month of June is named after. It’s no surprise that June
is traditionally the most popular for weddings.
The idea of the wedding cake also comes from ancient
Rome, where guests broke a loaf of bread over the bride’s
head for fertility’s sake.
The tradition of the groom carrying the bride across the
threshold is to protect her from evil spirits lurking below.
Ancient Norse bridal couples went into hiding after the
wedding, and a family member would bring them a cup of
honey wine for 30 days — or one moon — which is how the
term “honeymoon” originated.
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