Friday, July 8, 2011

July 8th Today I Learned

Bridal Gown Colors:
1. China and Many other Asian countries: red is a symbol of good luck (red with gold embroidery is common)
2. Southern China: A phoenix and a dragon are often embroidered on the dress to represent the balance of power in a marriage between husband and wife
3. Indonesia: the bride and groom wear complementary outfits and many golden accesories
4. Korea: traditional dresses are enormous and hard to move around in, making the brides maids more essential to the bride
5. Morocco: yellow gowns are thought to ward off evil. green is another popular color meant to symbolize new life
6. Japan: purple is thought to be the color of love, though brides wear many different colors
7. Ireland: brides traditionally wear blue. green is considered very unlucky

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