Ireland

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Ireland-free information and resourses.

 

Spring is connected with something green, and one of the associations is Ireland.

I found a free resource where everyone can find a lot about Ireland, general information, traditions and of course about St. Patrick’s Day.

You can also use free e-books about Ireland, to download them on your computer.

www.ireland-information.com

Here is an example from the site about wedding superstitions:

It was unlucky to marry on a Saturday.

 

Those who married in harvest would spend all their lives gathering

 

A man should always be the first to wish joy to the bride, never a woman

 

It was lucky to hear a cuckoo on the wedding morning, or to see three magpies

 

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

 

The wedding party should always take the longest road home from the church

 

*It was bad luck if a glass or cup were broken on the wedding day

 

A bride and groom should never wash their hands in the same sink at the same time it's courting disaster if they do

 

It was said to be lucky if you married during a 'growing moon and a flowing tide'

 

When leaving the church, someone must throw an old shoe over the bride's head so she will have good luck

 

If the bride's mother-in-law breaks a piece of wedding cake on the bride's head as she enters the house after the ceremony, they will be friends for life.