Cat for Rent (It will all make sense at the end).

What do Wednesdays, spiders, and pinching have in common?

They are all believed to bring a bride (and groom) good luck. Yup. You read it right.

We Americans have heard of "Something old, something new; something borrowed, something blue." We know that the groom must not see the bride on the wedding day before the ceremony. We know that whoever catches the bouquet marries next.

But I bet, American brides, you didn't know that if you find a spider in your wedding dress, it's good luck. After you scream, you can thank the English for this.

Toss rice at your wedding? Birdseed? How about peas? Yup. Peas. Czechoslovakian brides know this.

Here are a few more, uh, interesting wedding superstitions from around the world:

• Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Wow, that could explain the divorce rate in America.
• In Germany, no bride wears white pearls on her wedding day. They symbolize the tears she will shed. (Thanks, Julia!)
• An Egyptian bride with bruises from being pinched will surely be a lucky girl. For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day.
• Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic" wouldn't be heard in the Hindu tradition where rain on your wedding day is good luck.
• Wearing a veil? Ancient Greeks and Romans believed veils confused evil spirits. And brides have worn veils ever since.

This may be the best - If you can convince a cat to eat out of your left shoe a week before your wedding, your married life will be blessed with happiness.

I wonder if I can rent out my cat, Julia... Hmmm... I have to wake her up first.