Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1915 — Origin of June Weddings. [ARTICLE]

Origin of June Weddings.

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 season of the

year for entering upon matrimonial relations. The Romans held that June weddings were likely to be happier than alliances contracted in any other month of the year, especially if the day chosen were that of the full moon or the conjunction of the sun and moon. They also held that of all months May was to be most avoided, as in that month new-ly-weds would come under the influence of spirits adverse to happy households. These ancient marriage superstitions were retained by the Christians In the middle ages and even today June Is considered by many to be pre-emlnately the month of marriages.—New Orleans States.