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RAIN AND SNOW
IF A BUBBLE FORMS IN A PUDDLE OF RAIN, IT WILL RAIN ALL DAY. WHEN
YOU CAN HEAR YOURSELF WALKING IN THE SNOW, IT WILL GET COLDER.
AND IF IT RAINS ON A BRIDE'S WEDDING DAY, HER LIFE WILL BE FULL
OF TEARS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Marriage Morning before wedding |
Date learned: 02-00-1974
IT IS A SUPERSTITION THAT IT IS BAD LUCK FOR THE
GROOM TO SEE THE BRIDE BEFORE THE CEREMONY ON
THEIR WEDDING DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Morning before wedding BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 10-00-1968
NEITHER THE BRIDE NOR THE GROOM SHOULD SEE EACH
OTHER ON THE MORNING OF THEIR WEDDING. TO PREVENT
BAD LUCK THEY SHOULD SEE EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST
TIME DURING THE CEREMONY.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS WHEN I WAS SMALL. THIS WAS ALWAYS
SAID BEFORE EACH WEDDING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Morning before wedding BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
IT IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK FOR THE GROOM TO SEE THE
BRIDE IN HER WEDDING GOWN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE
WEDDING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Morning before wedding BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 10-27-1969
IT IS BAD LUCK FOR THE BRIDE TO SEE THE GROOM BEFORE
THE WEDDING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Morning before wedding BELIEF -- Bad luck Crucial moment of life |
Date learned: 02-28-1970