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Orocco Pier
Hotel and Restaurant
Orocco Pier
17 The High Street
West Lothian
Edinburgh
EH30 9PP
Scotland
tel:- 0044 0 870 118 1664
fax:- 0044 0 131 331 4731
web address:- www.oroccopier.co.uk/
e-mail:- info@oroccopier.co.uk
Orocco Pier :-
On a relaxing sunny evening out on the decking areas watching the occasional estuary traffic, it’s easy to forget it’s only seven miles to the city centre of Edinburgh
Wedding Trivia:
SOMETHING "OLD", "NEW", "BORROWED", AND "BLUE"
The tradition of carrying one or more items that are "old", "new", "borrowed" and "blue" also comes from English. There is an old English rhyme describing the practice which also mentions a sixpence in the brides shoe. Something old, signifying continuity, could be a piece of lace, jewelry, or a grandmother's handkerchief. Something new, signifying optimism in the future, could be an article of clothing or the wedding rings. Something borrowed, signifying future happiness, could be handkerchief from a happily married relative or friend. Something blue, signifying modesty, fidelity and love, comes from early Jewish history. In early Biblical times, blue not white symbolized purity. Both the bride and groom usually wore a band of blue material around the bottom of their wedding attire, hence the tradition of "something blue". Originally the sixpence was presented to the bride by her future husband as a token of his love. Today, very often, it is the bride's father who places a coin in the brides shoe prior to leaving home for the church.
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