Factually Interesting on Instagram: "Smash for Good Luck: The German Wedding Tradition of Polterabend Polterabend is a spirited German wedding tradition typically held the night before a couple ties the knot. Friends and family gather in front of the bride’s home to deliberately smash a massive amount of porcelain, stoneware, or ceramics, though glass and mirrors are strictly forbidden as they represent bad luck. The custom is rooted in the old German proverb "Scherben bringen Glück" (shards bri