Old Photograph Wedding Carriage Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a wedding carriage outside a church in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland is renowned for its many ancient customs and traditions ranging from old Highland superstitions to customs that have survived for many centuries into modern Scottish society. These unusual customs were believed to bring the couple luck, fertility, wealth and eternal happiness. On the eve of the wedding, a tub of water is placed in the best room of the house, in which the bride places her feet. Her female friends then gather around to wash them. A wedding ring from a happily married woman is placed in the tub and it is believed that whoever finds the ring will be the next to get married. The groom is then made to sit by the tub where his legs are daubed with soot, ashes and cinders. This tradition is still carried out in some parts of Scotland. On the day of the wedding, the bridal party make their way towards the church whilst throwing flower petals in front of the bride. It is believed to be bad luck if the party encounter a pig or funeral on their way and must return home and set out again if they do. The bride is given a silver sixpence to place in her shoe the morning of her wedding as a token of good luck and fortune.



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