This is one way to blacken a bride. Atypical Events collected some odd wedding customs from around the world, and describes “blackening the bride” as:
“In the Scottish pre-wedding tradition of “Blackening the Bride,” The bride is taken by surprise and covered with foul substances, such as eggs, various sauces, feathers, and well you name it…
“The bride to be, officially blackened, is then paraded around town, and of course a few pubs, for all to see.”
I like the picture better without the description.
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 at 11:40 AM
WTF??!?! Did they do that to Madonna when she got married over there?
Sunday, 13 July 2008 at 9:04 PM
Yep. And they force-fed her haggis. Really.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011 at 5:00 PM
Yuck, what an awful tradition.
Friday, 7 January 2011 at 11:23 AM
Harmony– I dunno. The pub part sounds like fun. No congratulatory hugs, though.
Thursday, 10 March 2011 at 3:27 AM
very important thing to doooooooo!!!
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