“Grandma forbade me to sit on the corner of the table. She got mad when I did it.”

Even though many people claim that they do not believe in superstitions, they still instinctively grab a button when they see a chimney sweeper or avoid a ladder with their legs apart. Some people don’t greet each other at the threshold, and others don’t start any important matters on Friday the 13th, because Friday is a bad start. And it cannot be denied that in such situations superstitions determine life, but most people try to treat them with distance and a pinch of salt.

However, there are situations that force us to fight them, whether we like it or not. What’s more, they become a reason for arguments and restrictions. We are, of course, talking about the wedding and reception. This is the moment when brides often have to confront many superstitions and the resulting “good advice” or prohibitions imposed by their mothers or future mothers-in-law. One of next year’s brides described in a letter to the editor what really annoys her when talking to her grandmother. You will find more content

“I was shocked because I think that since my grandmother is a faithful Catholic, she shouldn’t believe in superstitions.”

Next year, I will get married with my fiancé. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time, so I’m very excited about the preparations for the wedding. I noticed that not only we are happy about it, but also our families. Whenever we meet in a larger group, everyone is curious and asks about attractions and all details. Recently, during my grandfather’s birthday, we talked for almost two hours about pre-wedding superstitions. Even though I said that I didn’t plan to do anything in this direction, my relatives said that I was doing something wrong. The best thing, however, was my grandmother, who forbade me to sit on the corner of the table. She got mad when I did this, explaining that I would become an old maid. I was shocked because I think that since my grandmother is a faithful Catholic, she shouldn’t believe in superstitions. When I said this, she concluded that it is better to believe and obey than to have problems in the future.

“I am writing this letter to make other brides aware that there is no point in believing in superstitions.”

When I left the family meeting, I couldn’t calmly organize my thoughts because I was constantly thinking about what might happen if I accidentally didn’t have anything blue or borrowed with me on my wedding day. Only after a few days did I explain to myself that the most important thing is what is between me and my fiancé. No one and nothing can influence our love. I am writing this letter to make other brides aware that there is no point in believing in superstitions. Each of us should do everything to make life as good as possible in our marriage.

Weronika.

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Wedding superstitions that have survived to this day. They often come from ignorance and the need to explain certain events

Some wedding superstitions and fortune telling are so deeply rooted in our consciousness that they are still practiced today. No one is surprised that the bride has a bit of sugar and bread sewn into her outfit, which is supposed to ensure prosperity in the marriage. The groom should also put a coin in her shoe and have a banknote in his pocket in his clothes, which will predict financial success.

The bride and groom should travel the road to the wedding accompanied by a male driver, and if they forgot something, do not turn back and send someone close to pick it up. The culminating moment is, of course, the wedding ceremony, which is also accompanied by a lot of superstitions:

• the couple should not trip on the way to the altar, because this means that there will also be fights in the marriage,
• a bride shouldn’t look back,
• the bride should slide the hem of her dress over the groom’s shoe – then she will ensure dominance in the marriage,
• a mistake in the marriage vow is a good omen,
• a dropped wedding ring should be picked up by a priest or an altar boy,
• the one who surrounds his spouse at the altar when leaving the church will rule in the marriage,
• newlyweds should be showered with rice in front of the church as a sign of fertility and coins as a sign of financial success.