One
thing that almost all cultures have in common is wishing good luck to
newly-married couples, because they are going to need all the help they
can get. It's no wonder that so many superstitions have grown up around
weddings. Something odd happened at Sven and Gerta's wedding and they
are miserable, so that must have been bad luck. Something else happened
at Johann and Eve's wedding, and they have six children now, so that
must be good luck. If it worked once, it may work again, and so a
tradition begins.
1. IN GREECE, THE BRIDE AND GROOM GO NUTS WITH SNACKS.
The
Mediterranean country is home to a sweet tradition. The happy couple
hand out sugar-coated almonds, called koufeta, to their guests. As one
Greek Orthodox bride explained to Manhattan Bride magazine, the white of
the almond symbolizes purity, the egg shape is a sign of fertility, the
hardness represents the endurance of marriage, and the sugar is meant
to show the sweetness of married life. Together, they’re meant to wish
the newly married duo "happiness, health, wealth, children, and a long
life." And should a single girl take one of the blessed snacks and sleep
with it under her pillow for three nights, tradition states she’ll
somehow see her future husband!
Read about
ten more wedding superstitions at Mental Floss.
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