Something about wedding ceremonies - ancient and modern ...
RITE bride price : In the old days in Russia on the day of the wedding, the bride arrived in the morning the groom with family and friends.Before entering the house guests had to overcome a number of obstacles, paying "ransom" for the bride, presenting the brothers, sisters and friends of the bride.The bride had to be found in the house where she was hiding in a secret place.The bride's parents blessed the icon of the young, and they went to church.
RITE "bread and salt" : Meet the parents with bread and salt in the house who played the wedding.On a beautiful long towel put a round loaf of bread, or a loaf with a well fortified in the middle of the salt shaker.Welcoming speech by-law or mother-in-law says."Congratulations on legal marriage, wish you happiness, health, long married life.You are welcome in our house - your house.Bread and salt taste, and we'll see who the boss is. "Young pinch off or bite of bread, dipped it in salt and eat.Consider: the highest bit off - he and the owner.Once again I congratulate them and kiss.This ritual symbolizes the true and sincere acceptance is a sign that the young will since have crumbs of bread.
RITE shedding MARRIED : Throw the newlyweds after wheat, corn, candy, hops, coins as a symbol of a prosperous life.
RITE IGNITION family hearth : parents of the bride and groom with lighted candles are suitable for young and lit their hearth and home, passing the well-being of their new family.
RITE unwinding SPIT ON TWO : Before the arrival of the groom, bridesmaids unravel her maiden plait braided and two "old wives".Interweaving a spit into two, meant parting with the girl's life.One braid meant that the bearer of it a virgin, and therefore suitable for marriage.After weaving braids hair closed white veil, which is also meant chaste girl.
RITE farewell to maiden name : originated relatively recently.On a sheet of paper (balls, mugs, plates, ...) is written the name of the bride and destroyed in different ways (the paper is burned or torn, the ball bursts or flies, broken mug and a plate).
RITE SRODNENIYA : the bride and groom are asked rodeteley call them Mom and Dad, and received permission to make them low bows.
RITE REMOVAL veils :-law at the end of the wedding the bride takes off her dress and veil shawl - the bride is the daughter in law from that point and goes to the hostess.
RITE EXCHANGE Lascaux : Newlyweds give an apple with ten matches in it.Alternately, the bride and groom speak a kind word to each other and pull out the match.The winner is the one who quickly pulled the match.The same can be done apart Suite at twenty paces.With each step they are doing the same.
RITE allocation of responsibilities : Young draw lots for the distribution of responsibilities at home.They can be expressed conditionally - pictures, apron, diaper, designs, or toys - machine, vacuum cleaner, pan, stroller, pacifier, bag of groceries.This is a game, a joke, so is allowed for laughter and ironic choice.
rite of initiation into new titles : parents of the bride and groom as well as their close relatives are new titles in a playful way (mother-in-law, mother-in-law, father in law, a relative, sister-, zalovka, ...)
RITE CELEBRATION: The wedding was celebrated 3 days.The first day-a wedding feast at the groom's parents to the joys for guests (young laying ceremony ended the marriage bed), the second day - a feast at the groom's parents to test for a young wife with Costumed guests (ending ritual washing of the young in the bath), the third day- horseback riding, and feast parents of his young wife (ending ceremony of wires of a young wife in the new house)
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