on your wedding day????
2006-10-17 14:04:12 · 8 answers · asked by yowww kelly clarkson 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
"Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue...and a lucky sixpence in your shoe!"
The "Something Old" shows the strength of marriage and the link between your old life and your new, married one. For their "something old", Many brides chose an item that was special to them as a child or an item from someone that was special to them at some point in their life. The "Something New" symbolizes the start of your new life together, a marriage built to last the tests of time. A good "something new" would be an item that has meaning to you and your fiancé''s dreams and goals for the future. The "Something Borrowed" signifies a giving friendship; this is usually an item from a close married friend who has been important in your life or who you admire; an item that will hopefully bring you the same marital bliss that she has. The "Something Blue" symbolizes the love, faithfulness and purity of your marriage together, offering you a "sky" full of love and living between the two of you. Finally, the "lucky sixpence in your shoe" stands for your good fortune in your new life together. A shiny dime is a common substitute for the sixpence; and a bit easier to come by!
2006-10-17 14:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The complete phrase is:
Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
Each item in the poem is meant to represent a good-luck token for the bride. Folklore has it that if she carries all of them on her wedding day, her marriage will be happy.
"Something old" symbolizes continuity with the bride's family and past.
"Something new" symbolizes optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead.
"Something borrowed" is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride.
As for the blue item, blue has been connected to weddings for centuries. In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity. Before the late 19th century, blue was a popular color for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, "Marry in blue, lover be true."
And a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security. (A sixpense was a coin worth about six pennies.... some places still sell them today specifically for brides to use on their wedding day.)
2006-10-17 14:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is for good lucky and to kind of guarantee by superstition the marriage will last.Something old is something she is leaving behind,something new is something she is gaining,something borrowed represents the special person she is honoring by taking the borrowed item from.Also you forgot a sixpence in her shoe which represents that they will hopefully never need and is also for good luck.
2006-10-17 16:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by movin12006 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tradition.
2006-10-17 15:50:46 · answer #4 · answered by hopeless 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
traditional "luck" symbology ... old luck (like a piece of your baby blanket or childhood lucky charm), new luck (something that inspired you when you were shopping for the wedding), borrowed luck ( a friends lucky charm), and blue luck (i think this is supposed to encourage a boy baby)
2006-10-17 14:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by casurfwatcher 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Only the old traditions that has passed down from our ancestors. I don't think there's really anything to it.
2006-10-17 14:09:05 · answer #6 · answered by melissa l 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That way, you always have at least 4 things . . . and you have a choice . . . as long as the other three aren't also blue.
2006-10-17 14:07:41 · answer #7 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've heard "a copper penny in your shoe" added to that.
Silly superstition...
2006-10-17 14:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋