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Weve all heard the expression: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Where do these traditional wedding phrases come from? Todays bride pays very littleif anyattention to such phrases. But for the longest time these wedding traditions were embraced by the sentimental and superstitious. Lets take a look at some of the traditions that may or may not be utilized by todays bride:

Why wear a wedding ring? As far back as wedding were documented, a wedding ring has been in recorded. Many people believe that a wedding ring symbolized the first wedding tradition. The circular shape of a wedding ring symbolizes eternity. Like a circle, love is continuous and never-ending. Why does the ring rest on the third finger of the left hand? Its believed that the vein in that specific finger runs directly to the heart.

Why should a bride wear white? Prior to 1840, a bride would wear her Sundays best to marry in. But after Queen Victoria wore a white gown to her wedding, white gowns were embraced by everyone. The simple white gown represented virginity, joy, and purity.

Why does the bride where a wedding veil? Lets go back in time. People were very superstitious and they believed that a bride wore a veil to protect her from evil spirits on her wedding day. Now the white veils is seen as a symbol of modesty.

Why does the bride carry flowers? Once again, this was a wedding tradition that was used to ward off evil spirits. Flowers and herbs were believed to play an important role in attracting good things instead of negativity. Today flowers are used to add a touch of elegance. If they carry any symbolism, its that of purity, romance, and fertility.

Where did the expression: something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue come from? Ah, this one has everything to do with symbolism. something old from a friend or relative who has been married for a long time should be carried by the bride. This item is believed to hold the power to insure a lasting marriage. The bride should also carry something new into her new life with her. Something borrowed represents borrowed happiness. The color blue, which was associated with modesty, was embraced when the line something blue was written.

Why do they give the bride away? Back in olden times, a man literally gave his daughter away in an arranged marriage. Today the phrase remains as the parents of the bride are give their consent and love.

Why is a runner used in the aisle? The runner symbolizes a path. White runners are usually used to represent a clean (or pure) path to happiness.

Jen Carter is owner of My Wedding Blog, a guide to help you plan a wedding. The following article is found in our wedding traditions section. You may publish our articles on your website only if you do not edit the article in any way, and include all html as direct links to our site.

Fifth-generation video iPod owners have tapped a huge, legal download market.

According to the AppleInsider site, video iPod owners have passed the one million download mark since the service became available on October 12.

This is on the heels of the news that I reported recently in another article regarding the video iPod versus Pocket PC smut wars.

For every person coughing up $1.99 US ($2.35 CDN) to catch a peek at the lovely Eva Longoria or her hunky gardner, there are folks like my colleagues downloading clips of Paris Hilton cavorting enthusiastically in the buff and ActiveSyncing the content over to their Pocket PCs.

There are many more who continue the download, sync and repeat process, undeterred by news of BitTorrent users going to jail for sharing illegal movie downloads.

Pocket PC users aren't slackers when it comes to their video playback, either.

Hopefully, we can stay within hotspot range long enough to download the clip.

I've already mentioned the cost-prohibitive, wallet busting attempt at wireless GPRS data plans with the handful of providers here in Toronto.

Maybe McDonald's will extend their Nintendo DS WiFi offer to PDAs.

While we have apps like Pocket TV for our MPEG playback, video iPod owners are laughing with the ease of use afforded by iTunes.

Pocket PC aficionados are on the same footing. Almost.

Damian Julien is a Pocket PC gaming authority and long time general gaming hobbyist and reviewer.

He is an IT specialist by trade and has posted numerous articles on Pocket PC emulators, gaming and trends in the industry.

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