海外文化:英美民俗 有關婚禮的迷信
【英文原文】
A bride and groom will have bad luck if they see each other on their wedding day before the ceremony.
The bride who married on a sunny day would be happy, wealthy and successful.
If one marries on Wednesday one will be happy; if one marries on Friday or Saturday one will be unhappy.
If two couples have their weddings at the same time and same place, one of the couples will be unhappy.
It is bad luck to try on a wedding gown before the ceremony.
To lose the wedding ring is considered to be a sign that something evil is going to happen.
A bride should step over the church sill with her right foot if she wishes to be happy for all her life.
The best day for a wedding is the day when the moon is full.
The best month for wedding is June. June was named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. So it was considered lucky to get married in the month controlled by her.
【中文譯文】
新郎新娘若在婚禮當天舉行儀式前見面，不吉利。
婚禮當天天氣晴朗，新娘會交好運。
星期三爲結婚吉日，星期五或星期六結婚不吉利。
兩對男女同時同地舉行婚禮，其中一對將有災禍。
婚禮儀式前試穿婚紗，不吉利。
丟失結婚戒指，不吉利。
進教堂舉行婚禮時，新娘若想一生幸福，右腳須先跨進門檻。
月圓時結婚，大吉。
六月結婚，大吉。英文June一詞源於Juno,即朱諾，古羅馬的天后，也是婚姻女神。在六月結婚，人們相信會受到這位女神的護佑。
【題外話】
英文裏有四個月份的名字起源於古羅馬的神靈。一月（January）,源於門神伊阿諾斯(Janus)；三月（March）,源於戰神瑪斯（Mars）;五月（May）,源於大地女神邁亞；六月（June）,源於天后朱諾（Juno）。
人們喜歡在六月結婚，恐怕並非完全由於迷信，更多的還是出於實際的考慮。婚後緊接着就是蜜月旅行，六七月份顯然是最佳季節。
