Since ancient times in Russia, one of the most important pre-wedding ceremonies were parental blessing.The very meaning of the word sounds like "glorification of the future."
Why parental blessing?
Decision young to get married against the parent will never bode well for only parental blessing at a wedding was considered a pass to a happy family life, peace and well-being granted.Spoken with true faith, it has a special power and meaning.The rite of blessing was so binding that if the bride and groom were orphans, they looked to the cross, and if you do not remember them, then invited to the role of planted parents the most respected in the village of people who are grateful the children had to help and respect to old age.Today, despite the changes in the lives of a new generation of fashion trends and preferences of today's young people, old traditions are still strong.However, how to bless a son before the wedding, how to spend this beautiful sacred procedure with a daughter, unfortunately, remember and know not all.
How should undergo the rite of blessing?
So, try to figure out how to bless a son before the wedding?According to the old custom of blessing is as follows: after have passed the bride price to her house, before his departure to the registrar, before the exit, parents take up the oldest of which are in the house icon of the Savior and the Mother of God, the bride and groom are to parents on their kneesand those, in turn, impose upon them an icon of sign of the cross and say a prayer his commencement address.Bless his son before the wedding (and daughter) - is not only a wish of happiness and wise advice on how to preserve it, but also the approval of the choice of the children of his second half.That's when the bride is the daughter of parents of the groom, and the groom, respectively, for the son of the bride's parents.This ceremony is always very touching and rarely leaves anyone indifferent.In olden times after the ceremony of the blessing of the bride often wept as she ever left his father's house.
What else you should know ...
Before bless a son or daughter before the wedding, you must make sure that young baptized - a basic condition of the rite.Traditionally, the daughter had to bless the icon of the Mother of God, whereas before the wedding to bless his son may have been as the icon of Christ the Saviour and St. Nicholas.Icons that young parents are blessed after the wedding went to the house of newlyweds to store and protect their fragile marital happiness for many years.They are present and give themselves a family heirloom from generation to generation.
As the Bible says, God gave mothers and fathers special power over the children, they must be used wisely and with love.Therefore, the parent rite of blessing - is a vibrant, exciting and important moment not only for newlyweds, but also for their parents.
