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IF YOU TEAR YOUR WEDDING DRESS ON YOUR WEDDING DAY,
YOUR MARRIAGE WON'T LAST.
Submitter comment:
THE SUPERSTITION DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 1900S, BUT IN
THE 1940S AN INSTANCE HAPPENED TO MY GODMOTHER IN WHICH
SHE RIPPED HER WEDDING GOWN AND WITHIN A YEAR THE
MARRIAGE HAD BEEN ANNULLED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage Dress of bride and groom |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
WHEN YOU STEP ON A WEDDING DRESS IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
(CAUSE) A BAD MARRIAGE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER PARENTS, WHO ARE OF
IRISH DESCENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dress of bride and groom |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
IF A BRIDE TEARS HER GLOVE, SHE WILL HAVE MANY PROBLEMS IN
HER MARRIAGE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage Dress of bride and groom |
Date learned: 03-04-1972