where does something old something new something borrowed something blue come from
Lancashire
title: Something old text: Something old "Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck: <poem>Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe. </poem> The old item provided protection for the baby to come. The item borrowed from another happy bride provided good luck. The colour blue was a sign of fidelity. The sixpence — a silver British coin — was a symbol of prosperity or acted as a ward against evil done by frustrated suitors. The superstition is known since 1883 when title: Something old text: 1876 edition of "Notes and Queries", and is called an "ancient custom" in another 1876 book, "Bye-gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Counties". This version is referenced as well in an 1871 short story, "Marriage Superstitions, and the Miseries of a Bride Elect", in "The St. James's Magazine". At the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the bride had: Something old "Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck: <poem>Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her title: Something old text: it was attributed to the county of Lancashire. An 1898 compilation of English folklore recounted that: Another compilation of the era frames this poem as "a Lancashire version", as contrast against a Leicestershire recitation that "a bride on her wedding day should wear—'Something new, Something blue, Something borrowed'...", and so omits the "something old". The authors note that this counters other regional folklore warning against the wearing of blue on the wedding day, but relates the use of the color to phrases like "true blue" which make positive associations with the color. The rhyme can earlier be found in an title: New Ben Franklins text: music co-op Rainless Records. On October 16, 2015 the band released two new CDs. The first was titled Something Old Something New, and contained nine new songs penned by David DeVoe. The second was titled Something Borrowed Something Blue, and was a limited edition collection of cover songs. In March of 2017, the band released What Happens When Things Fall Apart. The album was written and recorded by DeVoe with a cast of 5 different bass players and 8 different drummers. It is a dark and brooding album, one that recalls the band's earliest works. Blake EP [1992] Iota records title: Wedding superstitions text: originating in Victorian-era England stating that, for good luck and a happy marriage, a bride must have on her wedding day: "Something old, something new / Something borrowed, something blue / And a sixpence in her shoe."'Something old' symbolises the bride-to-be's past, her family and her values, and could be a piece of jewelry or a similar token. A bride's 'something new' might be a gift from the groom or her family, and represents a new chapter in the brides life full of good fortune and happiness. 'Something borrowed' might be a bridal accessory lent by a friend or family