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Weddings on Monday

"Monday for wealth" in the old English rhyme, a day of Shiva for Hindu brides, and today the cheapest day to hire a venue.

Marrying on Monday around the world

Monday is rarely the main wedding day, but several traditions give it meaning. The English rhyme runs "Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all", folklore rather than a rule, and it makes Monday a prosperous day to marry. In Hindu practice Monday belongs to Shiva, and girls fast on Mondays, including the sixteen-Monday Solah Somvar fast, to ask for a good husband. In Thailand some families pick a day with the help of monks and may favour Monday or Thursday. In Britain and North America a Monday wedding is now chosen mostly for cost: venues and caterers give discounts on off-peak days.

Wedding customs of Monday

  • Monday's Child 🇬🇧🇺🇸: The nursery rhyme of the days, from the same body of folklore as the wedding-day rhyme.
  • Shiva 🇮🇳🇳🇵: Monday is Shiva's day; unmarried women keep Monday fasts for a good husband.
  • Solah Somvar 🇮🇳: The sixteen-Monday fast kept by girls seeking a husband, ending with a prayer to Shiva and Parvati.
  • Civil marriage 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇺: Registry offices marry on weekdays, and Monday slots are quiet and cheaper.
  • Wedding 🇬🇧🇺🇸: Off-peak weekday weddings have grown as couples try to cut costs.
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Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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