Some wedding superstitions: Part 1
If the bridegroom steps into a puddle in front of the bride's house - she would have a drunkard for a husband.
The bride should not allow her girlfriend to stand between her and the mirror - the maid would take away the groom. The same concerning the groom - he should not let his friend stand in front of him, just in case.
If the bride loses her glove of breaks a mirror before the wedding, it is an evil omen.
If a Russian bride sneezes on the eve of her wedding in the morning, she would be happy in her marriage.
If the groom and the bride got a picture of them together before wedding, they would not be together.
Someone should put pins in the dress of the bride and the shirt of the groom going to the registry office or a church to get married so that no one could put an evil eye on them during the ceremony.
When the parents bless the couple, the groom and the bride should stand together on the same rug (a towel specially embroidered for the ceremony), so that they would live in harmony with each other and their relatives.
If the groom stumbles over something near the registry office, it means he is not sure that his choice is right, as the people say.
If the wedding procession meets a funeral on the way to the registry office, they should choose another road in order to avoid disaster.
During the wedding, if the bride's left palm begins to itch, it means she is going to be wealthy, as for the right palm - the house would be always full of guests and joy.
During the ceremony: the partner who first steps on the rug under their feet would be the head of the family.
For the newly-weds to have plenty of bread and money, one should:
a)put several grains of corn and a coin in their shoes
b) shower the couple with rice, millet, grains of wheat when they exit the registry office or the church
If you touch the wedding rings during the ceremony, you would have your own wedding soon.
When coming back from the registry office, if the bride enters the house first - she would be the head of the family, and vice versa.
The newly-weds should be seated at the table on a fur-coat with the furry side up so that they would be wealthy.
If a Russian bride spills something during her wedding, her husband would drink.
The bride and the groom should not have their photos taken apart at the wedding, or else they would fall apart.
If some jewelry falls off the bride during a wedding, it is an evil omen (the money that the husband earns would be spent on mending jewelry or buying more).
The girl who catches the Russian bride's bouquet would be the next one to get married.
The bridesmaids should not wash the dishes or they would fall out with the newly-weds.
If a Russian bride pricks her finger during the wedding, she would often fall out with her husband.
If you tie together two bottles of champagne with a ribbon and leave them - the newly-weds would celebrate their anniversary and the birth of their first child.
For a Russian bride to be happy in marriage, her happy married girlfriend should put the earrings on her.
When the bed is prepared for the newlyweds, the pillows are put so that the openings in the pillowcases touch each other - in order to live happily.
In the first day of the wedding, one should put money in the shoes of the newly-weds. Under both heels for the groom, under the left heel - for the bride. This custom symbolizes the aspiration for wealth.
Try not to drop the wedding ring before you put it on a finger. A dropped ring tells you that the circle - a symbol of your happy life - might not be forever.
If the bride's heel breaks - the family life would "be lame".
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