VOLLEYS AT WEDDING.
The first wedding on Holy Island, off Northumberland, for three years took place in September. It was accompanied by many quaint customs, including the passage of the bride and bridegroom under an archway of 20 double-barrelled sporting guns, which fired volleys as they walked through. The bride was Miss Anabelle Allison and the bridegroom Mr. George Douglas. When the bride left the church she was called upon to jump the " petting-stone," an old Saxon cross about 2ft. 6in. high. The churchyard gates were locked, and Mr. Douglas had to pay tribute in money to several old fisherfolk before he and his bride could p/iss. At the door of the bride's home a portion of her wedding cake on a plate was thrown over her head. The plate broke, and thus ensured her good luck. On their return from the honeymoon in Edinburgh the couple had to give 5s to the first person who saw them after they set foot on the island.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21030, 14 November 1931, Page 14 (Supplement)
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165VOLLEYS AT WEDDING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21030, 14 November 1931, Page 14 (Supplement)
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