Rain
represents many things in different cultures, most of which include fertility,
cleansing, unity, renewal, and tears.
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Fertility: Rain
on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies that you will have
children. This belief came about since rain ultimately waters the ground
and lends to fertility, thus allowing growth of plants and vegetation. This was
always a big deal in communities based around agriculture.
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Cleansing: Rain
on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies the cleansing of tough
times or sadness in your past. People began saying this since rain tends
to wash away dirt and even pollution.
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Unity: Rain
on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies that your marriage will
last. As you know, a knot that becomes wet is extremely hard to untie –
therefore, when you “tie the knot” on a rainy day, your marriage is supposedly
just as hard to unravel! We can thank Hindu traditions for this belief.
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Renewal: Rain
on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies washing away of bad
memories or occurrences and in effect, gives you a completely new, fresh
chapter in your life. You know that refreshing scent after the rain,
just when the sun starts peaking back through the clouds? That “new day”
feeling is where this belief came from – that your wedding will truly be the
beginning of a new chapter in your lives.
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Tears: Rain
on your wedding day is good luck because it symbolizes the last tears that the
bride will shed for the rest of her life.
*From thepinkbride.com
Helen
Coghlan,
Simply Magic
Ceremonies
simplymagicceremonies.com.au
Gold Coast -
Queensland – Australia
