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IRISH WEDDING
Elena Di Pietro
Rachele Cesaroni
The Celtic traditions of wedding are simple and meaningful.
Their marriages often took place outside and close to nature
because it was very important for Celtics.
The term "bride" comes from a
Celtic origin and it refers to
Brigida, an excited goddess of
the Celtic tradition. The veil is
a very ancient tradition; in the
moment in which the bride is
veiled, she is a young girl, then
she becomes a lady.
It is very common for a traditional Claddagh Ring to be used
at an Irish wedding, most often by the Groom. The two hands
that tighten a heart symbolize the friendship, the crown the
loyalty or fidelity and the heart symbolizes love.
Handfasting is an ancient
Celtic tradition that involved
tying the hands of the
betrothed together well in
advance of their actual
wedding day. It is similar to an
engagement, a time when
both parties decide if they
really wish to commit.
By placing the horseshoe upright over a door or in a room,
the 'luck of the house' was kept intact. The tradition was
popular throughout Ireland and England with the readily
available horseshoe being carried by the Bride as she walked
down the aisle.
The use of Church bells in
Christian religion is the
symbol of driving away the
evil spirits from the
marriage.
Another Celtic symbol is
represented by the Welsh
lovespoon or rather the spoon
of the love. A lovespoon is a
spoon of decorated wood and
carved to hand. The
bridegroom gave it to his
beloved as pawn of affection
and engagement.
In Ireland of centuries ago the most popular day to be
married was a Sunday. But today most weddings take place
on a Saturday.
The Irish folklore
performances: "gotten
married in May and you
will regret that day, gotten
married in April and you
will be a happy bride."
A wedding party should always
avoid crossing paths with a
Funeral procession.
Perhaps any new mother-inlaw should note that to ensure
good relations with her new
daughter-in-law all she has to
do is break a piece of the
wedding cake over the head of
the Bride as she enters her
house after the wedding
ceremony.
When leaving a Church it is
not unusual for rice or confetti
to be hurled at the betrothed,
but in ancient times an old
shoe was tossed over the
head of the Bride for luck
With all that cake and shoes
flying around you might think
that it would be ok for the
Bride and Groom to wash
their hands -it is! - but they
should never wash their hands
together in the same sink.
It is preferable that a man
should be the first to wish joy
to a new Bride, and never a
woman.
Getting married during a time
of plenty, during a harvest, is
a good omen for any newly
married couple.
Placing a statue of 'the Child
of Prague' in the garden of
the Bride prior to the
wedding is supposed to
ensure that her big day is
blessed by nice weather.
Not often observed in
modern times is the very
ancient custom for the Bride
and Groom to eat some salt
on their wedding day to ward
off evil spirits.
To break a glass or cup the day of the marriage is a sign as
many deadly.
The traditional suit of the Irish The suit worn by the bride has a celestial
bridegroom was and is the kilt. colour decorated with blue ribbons.
The tradition of having Irish dancers at a wedding is a recent innovation.
Musically, there are a myriad of Irish songs that are associated with Irish
weddings.
No Irish wedding would be complete without a traditional toast to the
happy couple. Of course in modern times this is often completed with
Champagne but in the seventeenth century in Ireland this wasn’t very
common. One of the most common drink is Poteen that is a very strong
Whiskey made from potatoes.