Customs and Traditions

by anna on January 2nd, 2007

I received a great book this Christmas which looks at customs and traditions here are some that I wanted to share

In Russia buying carnations or roses is a prerequisite for a first date and must be given in odd numbers as flowers in even numbers are reserved for funerals.
In olden days in Britain a green wedding dress was considered unlucky unless you were Irish as it implied promiscuity i.e. she had been rolling about in the fields!
It was once a custom in France for a bride to step on an egg before crossing the threshold of their new home.
An old folk custom involved taking onions and writing each suitors name on each one. All the onions were put in a cold storeroom with the first onion to grow sprouts determing the man you should marry!
An old Ethopian tradition requires the bride to remove jewellery to be removed after the wedding, with its likeness then tattoed on her skin.

I am thinking that as strange as modern life seems to be at times, there are some benefits!

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