Queer Marriage Superstition.
! A curious idea among the Burmese ! is that pcoplt; born on the came day i of the week must *iot many, and i that if they defy the Faics their union will be marked by much ill-luck. To prevent these disastrous marriages, every girl carries a record of hex birthday in her name, each day of the week having a letter belonging to it, and all children arc called by a name which begins with that letter. It is rather hard if the Marys and Marks of JSurmah fall in love with each other. Unlike other Oriental lands, the young people are allowed to marry as taste dictates, subject only to the birthday restrictions.
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Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14430, 23 October 1914, Page 7
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