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Weddings on Tuesday

"Tuesday for health" in the rhyme, but a day many Hindu and Greek families avoid, and one the Orthodox rule counts as an eve of a fast day.

Marrying on Tuesday around the world

Tuesday has opposite reputations. The English rhyme gives it to health, a good day for a marriage. In India, Tuesday is Mangalvar, the day of Mars, and of Hanuman, and many Hindu families avoid fixing a wedding on it because Mars is considered a fiery planet. In Greece Tuesday is a day of ill omen, because Constantinople fell to the Ottomans on a Tuesday in 1453, so weddings, journeys and new ventures are avoided. The Orthodox church rule, still followed in some parishes, keeps weddings off Tuesday since it is the eve of the Wednesday fast. In Western registry offices, Tuesday is an ordinary working day for civil weddings.

Wedding customs of Tuesday

  • Mangala 🇮🇳🇳🇵: Mars, who rules Tuesday, is considered a heated planet, and many avoid fixing a wedding then.
  • Hanuman 🇮🇳: Tuesday is also Hanuman's day, kept for fasting and prayer rather than weddings.
  • Fall of Constantinople 🇬🇷🇨🇾: The city fell on a Tuesday in 1453, and Greek tradition still treats Tuesday as unlucky.
  • Typikon 🇷🇺🇬🇷🇷🇸: The Orthodox liturgical rule that traditionally excludes weddings on Tuesdays and other days before a fast.
  • Tuesday 🇬🇧🇺🇸: The English folk rhyme says Tuesday is for health, a lucky wedding day.
  • Civil marriage 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪: Many civil registrars hold their weddings on Tuesday and other working days.
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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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