HORSESHOES IN WEDDINGS

The Horseshoe was originally used to protect newlyweds from the devils power. When the devil asked St Dunstan to shoe his single hoof, St Dunstan purposefully hurt him.

In exchange for mercy the devil promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is displayed.

Today horseshoes still decorate the wedding cake and wedding cards. They are sometimes also thrown over the Bride and Groom in the form of horseshoe shaped confetti.

The custom of horseshoes in weddings however really can be traced back to the Pagan religeon. In the Pagan religeon horseshoes were given as a sign of good luck : A wedding, a woo, a clog, a shoe, A pot full o'porridge an away they go.

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