{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/eng/prwe/prwe278.htm","path":"neu/eng/prwe/prwe278.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/prwe/prwe278.htm","text":"RAIN AT BRIDAL OR BURIAL.\n\"BLESSED is the bride\nWhom the sun shines on,\nBlessed is the dead\nWhom the rain rains on.\"\nIf it rains while a wedding party are on their way to the church, or on returning from it, it betokens a life of bickering and unhappiness.\nIf the rain falls on a coffin, it is supposed to indicate that the soul of the departed has \"arrived safe.\"","title":"Popular Romances of the West of England: Popular Superstitions: Rain at Bridal or Burial","type":"page"}