Origin: Japan
In Japanese culture, every day of the week has a designated level of fortune. These two days of a series of six (Rokuyo) in the Japanese calendar are considered the best for weddings. Taian, meaning great peace, is the luckiest of all, while Tomobiki means “pulling friends,” so it’s considered a good day for “pulling friends into the spirit of love” (with the exception of the noon hour, which is unlucky).
Sensho is thought to have lucky mornings and unlucky afternoons, while the reverse is true for Sakimake.
Shakku is bad luck, except at noon, and Butsumetsu is the least fortuitous day of all, as it’s when Buddha died.
ROSH CHODESH
Origin: Judaism
Because the Jewish calendar is lunar, it’s considered lucky to get married at the beginning of the month, when the moon renews. Rosh Chodesh means “head of the month” and is treated as a mini-holiday with added blessings, which makes it a perfect time to say “I do.”
WAXING MOON
Origin: Astrology
Like Rosh Chodesh in Judaism, astrologists also believe that it’s advantageous to wed after a renewed moon—also referred to as a “waxing” moon—rather than during a “waning” moon, which is considered unlucky. Note: Wait at least 12 hours after the exact new moon. And while an astrologist would weigh many other factors to determine a date (including a comparison of the bride and groom’s “birth charts”), it’s also generally advised to avoid hours when the moon is “void of course,” or between signs.
AUGUST 8TH
Origin: East Asia
The number eight is lucky in some Asian cultures because it sounds like the word for wealth or fortune. Thus, the eighth day of the eighth month (August 8th) is seen as special.
On the other hand, the word for the number “four” is similar to that for “death,” so bad luck is associated with April 4th, the fourth day of the fourth month.
ZODIAC-APPROVED DAYS
Origin: Hinduism
In Hindu culture, couples often let the stars and planets decide the when and where, looking to their zodiac signs to settle on lucky times and dates to ensure a prosperous marriage.
SHROVETIDE
Origin: Ireland
Irish weddings were to be held during “Shrovetide,” or the days preceding Lent, with the most popular day for a ceremony being “Shrove Tuesday,” the day before Ash Wednesday.
KISLEV AND ADAR
Origin: Judaism
While weddings are forbidden during biblically mandated days of rest (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot), as well as during mourning periods like the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz, it’s opportune to hold a wedding when the calendar transitions into more joyful times. Enter the months of Kislev (falling around November and December), when Hanukkah is celebrated, and Adar (usually February), when the holiday of Purim is celebrated.
TUB’AV
Origin: Judaism
Usually occurring in late July or early August, TuB’Av, or the 15th of the month Av, is another favourable day to get married. According to The Talmud (the two books of Jewish civil and ceremonial laws and legends), it was then that single women would wear white to symbolise purity and holiness and go out to the fields to dance and pray to God. Men were encouraged to join them and find a possible wife.
So there you have it, what day have you chosen and why?
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