Lucky Sixpence

Not sure which shoe to put your lucky sixpence in?  The sixpence has been associated with weddings since the reign of Elizabeth I.  In those times the Lord of the Manor where the bride lived would often present a sixpence as a wedding gift.  As time passed the tradition changed and it became the custom for the bride’s parents to give the coin as a dowry gift. However, it was not until Victorian times that the present day custom evolved to that of giving a silver sixpence as a lucky charm to bring wealth and happiness to the married couple. The custom says that to ensure the couple wealth and happiness, the bride should put the coin in her left shoe.  In some areas the custom is for the father of the bride to put the sixpence in the shoe, this is probably an amalgamation of the older dowry tradition and the more modern interpretation.

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