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1. According to tradition, if a younger daughter marries before an older sister, the older sister will never marry unless she does what? (Remember, she needs to show off her assets.)
2. The month in which the wedding will take place will influence the outcome of the marriage - well, so they say. So what dire consequences are said to follow a January wedding?
3. You must choose the right day of the week for your wedding in order to be blessed with a happy marriage. Remembering that Sunday weddings were often not allowed, which weekday was considered the most auspicious?
4. Some colours are luckier than others for a wedding dress, tradition says. Which colour should you choose if you want to live out of town?
5. A rhyme which is often still obeyed goes: "Something old and something new, something borrowed, something blue", but there is a line at the end that is usually missed. What did it tell me to put in my shoe at my wedding?
6. Bells are often rung at a wedding to bring good luck. What would it mean if the changes (tunes the bells ring) were rung backwards?
7. What is the wedding ring said to symbolise?
8. If your lover marries someone else, what does tradition say you should give him at the church door in revenge?
9. What part of the bride's clothing did unmarried men once try to obtain for luck?
10. On leaving the church, it was said to be lucky for the newlyweds to meet with which tradesman?
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