LUCK AND THE BRIDE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 190, 29 July 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

LUCK AND THE BRIDE.

Of all the many events of life to which we still find attached a great deal of old folk loro and superstition, rerhaps the most interesting and the most important is the marriage ceremmy with the attendant leasts and ’"legations which are almost part and Pi 'Si", £ >™ P l<- are well »«>•»»;£•*£ such old saws as Happy s t.heUm.de Hie sun shines on.” and the ihjme. re ie,’-i OB the hri<l<y »?">T deehre. 1W *J bS»S .o,d B"‘ here ar** one or two “OMENS” AND CHARMS not so widely known. U. ■ a-vtrcmolv luckv for the bride to [{"is a a <'ood e thing for' the ceremony. For cither bride or bridegroom to see white fl’wcrs on their wedd.ng-morn is Opposed to be the sign of great good fortune.

Abroad, more cspo'-mlly amongst wild and half savage tribes and races, the bridal ceremonies, feasts preparations, etc., are often extvpmdiimry and

WEIRD IN THE EXTREME,

even barbaron®. For instance, in parts of New Britain th.' bridp-to-be is taken when quite a child and shut up m a strong .-ace. from th” ‘rrhnon <f which she is onlv allowed by her guardians to emerge one* a day fm a bathAs soon as the girl reaches a m.nringeable age she >® finally released and feasted with all the pomp and splendour due to her as one about to be we<l.

According to an old superstition, the. best months to marrv in arc February, June. August, Sont'-mbcr. November and December, winch are all siinposec. to’ bring good luck to theJonng couples. The luckiest colours for the bride to wear are likewise said to be white, blue, or brown.