Tobias night

== English == === Etymology === With reference to Tobit 8:1-3, in which Tobias banishes a demon on his wedding-night. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təʊˈbaɪəs naɪt/ === Noun === Tobias night (plural Tobias nights) (chiefly in the plural) A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed. 1922, In various parts of Germany and Switzerland continence is observed for three nights after marriage, which are frequently known as the “Tobias nights”; it is believed that otherwise the wedded life of the couple would be unlucky, whereas if they abstain from intercourse the devil will not be able to do any harm. — Edward Westermarck, History of Human Marriage (Kessinger 2003, p.558)