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A man should always be the first to wish joy to the bride, never a woman
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To meet a funeral on the road meant bad luck and if there was a funeral procession planned for that day, the wedding party always took a different road
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If the sun shone on the bride, it would bring good luck to the couple.
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If you look at the sun when you leave for your wedding, your children will be beautiful.
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On the way from the wedding... It was considered good luck when the married couple would be leaving the church, somebody would through an old shoe over the bride's head.
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The wedding party should always take the longest road home from the church
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Irish brides often returned home by a different path with her new husband than she took to the church with her father. This symbolizes her new road in life she is about to travel.
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