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"Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk"


_Alabama._
342. You will be unhappy if you lose your wedding ring.
_General in the United States._
343. If the bride just before leaving the house throws her bouquet over
the banisters, the one who catches it is next to be wedded.
_Philadelphia, Pa._
344. If a drop of blood gets on a garment in making, it will be one of
your wedding garments.

LUCKY DAYS.
345. Marry in Lent,
Live to repent.
_New York._
346. The day after a wedding is called the bride's day, the next day the
groom's day; the condition of the weather on these days will indicate
whether their lives are to be happy or otherwise.
_Salem, Mass., and Queen Anne Co., Md._
347. The wedding day is the bride's day, and the weather foretells her
married life. The following is the bridegroom's, and his married life is
shown in the same manner. The third day shows how they will live together.
_New York._
348. The two days before the wedding are the bride's days. If they are
pleasant, she will have good luck, etc.
_Waltham, Mass._
349. Marriage days.
Monday--a bad day.
Tuesday--you will have a good husband and will live long.
Wednesday--a grand day; you will have a good husband, and will
live happily, but will have some trouble.
Thursday--a bad day.
Friday--a bad day.
Saturday--no luck at all.
Sunday--no luck at all.


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