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Show Why Brides Love June. The first people to adopt the month of June as sacred to Hymen, the god of marriage, were the ancient Romans, who considered June the most propitious propi-tious season of the year for entering upon matrimonial relations. The Romans Rom-ans held that June weddings were likely like-ly to be happier than alliances contracted con-tracted in any other months of the year, especially if the day chosen were that of the full moon. They also held that of all months May was to be avoided, as in that month newlyweds would come under the influence of spirits adverse to happy households. These ancient marriage superstitions were related by the Christians in the middle ages, and even today June is considered by many to be pre-eminently the month of marriages. The word "wedding" is derived from the ancient Anglo-Saxon "wed" custom. |