Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c7.602

c7.602

The oracular message about the bride is a superstition but it is an ancient custom; it depends upon the clod of earth which the bride picks up of a number of them placed before her ². Moreover the conduct of the bride at the time of courting is to be taken into consideration and it is regarded as an evil omen if she sleeps, weeps, or has gone out when the suitor comes ³.