Blackening
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A tradition dating back several hundred years was "feet washing" the night before the wedding when both the bride and the groom would be visited by their attendants and their feet washed. But it was not normally a straight forward wash as often those carrying out the task would also blacken the feet with boot polish or some other substance. This trickery has developed over the years into the "blackening" of the groom who would be tarred and feathered or pelted with flour and eggs by workmates and friends on their last day at work before the wedding. "Blackening" has become less commonly practiced over the last decade or so but it is still a regular sight in fishing communities where unfortunate grooms are shackled in chains on the back of a fish lorry and covered in lots of very smelly substances before being driven through the town.
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