The Origins of Some Wedding Traditions

One of the most well-known wedding traditions revolves around the following rhyme:

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe.

There are many other wedding traditions that are meant to bring good luck but it is this poem that many brides try to ensure that they abide by.

Of course many wedding traditions depend on the nationality or religion of the bride and groom but this one dates back to Victorian England and to a protestant Christian ceremony.

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