Hi all,

Doing abit of browser yesterday I stumbled over this rather interesting article, about a couple engagement.

Apparently it's a tradition to bring good luck, where you plaster the engaged couple in a variety of slop...interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jk49j5nq1o

Oops just noticed that's it already been reported on here.

https://umd.net/forums/the-blackening

Don't want to tread on anyone's toes.

I heard about this a few years ago. See my previous post in Jan 2020
https://umd.net/forums/blackening-of-brides

Also see the photo album in my profile.
https://umd.net/profile/id/84527/section/photos/album/blackening-the-bride

It is a tradition that seems restricted to the rural areas of North East of Scotland and some parts of Northern Ireland.
Solely the Bride is blackened in Aberdeenshire, but further north in Scotland both the Bride and groom are Blackened.
It started about 200 years ago has been going on for several generations, but getting more messy.

It is quite extreme but the people in these areas seen keen to continue this tradition.

People in other parts of Scotland have often never heard of this.