Wedding traditions are deeply rooted in the past and for hundreds of years handed down from generation to generation. And, despite the fact that many rituals have undergone some modifications, is still the essence remains the same, and their compliance for many - the key to a happy family life. But that indicate some of them, known not to everyone.
We picked the most important wedding tradition, which should definitely pay attention and do not neglect them.
• bride ransom. The ceremony of redemption with a modern twist occurs in a joking manner, and may have not only a monetary nature, but also consist of interesting competitions, for the groom, and for the witness. More often than not being sufficiently long "skirmish" between the witness, but everything should be in moderation, so as not to lose the meaning of the ceremony, and that would be young, not too late for this to the registrar.
In Western Ukraine, where traditions have been preserved almost in its original form, the ceremony of redemption is completely different. The groom is necessary to redeem the bride's gown, which was prepared in advance it to him, but the bride should buy back the handkerchief, made her future in-law. Shirt groom bring five boys and five girls handkerchief tray. And the groom and the bride must pay for all this is a symbolic amount.
• Veil always symbolized the girl's innocence and to further emphasize this, a veil covered bride's face. More often than is now wearing the veil in hairdressing, so that it is completely fit the hairstyle. But it was not always so.
By tradition, the bride out of the building, and the groom tried to get her to the armchair. Twice bride allegedly resisted, but the third did agree to sit on the throne of the symbolic. Each of her relatives came and combed her hair to symbolize the care of a family and a farewell to the girl's life. All this action is accompanied by a theme song relatives and bridesmaids, then the closest girlfriend wore a veil and covered her face bride.
• Wedding towel. Now towel can be purchased in a store, choosing what will attract greater. But every girl has long been preparing well in advance of its own, painstakingly embroidering a certain pattern. In the ornament was not supposed to attend a black thread, that life was a light, joyful and happy.
Some of the girls even now, in spite of the huge selection of towels in stores, embroider, after all, his own, adhering to ancient custom.
It is important that the towel, according to tradition, the bed under the feet of the newlyweds witnesses and no one but the young, it did not come. Otherwise, an outsider can get them a blessing, especially if it happens in the church at the wedding.
• Adding to the bride's house on his hands. Almost everyone is familiar with the tradition - to make the newly made wife in a house on the hands, but that's what it means hardly anyone thought about it. But our ancestors were confident that it stands on the threshold of evil spirits, and moving the bride in his arms, can be protected her from evil spirits, quietly demonstrating by this gesture that the man, the groom is ready to defend all his young wife a life.
• Loaf the wedding is an essential tradition and symbolizes the future prosperity of the family and their well-being. The refined loaf, the prosperous life will be young. It is mandatory on the caravan ornament and two rings depicted in the center of the loaf, symbolizing fidelity of spouses, as well as their inseparability until the end of his days. The right of the first bite of the loaves offered to young, then it is desirable to distribute it to all guests on a small piece that represents the universal binding union. In Western Ukraine young portrayed a large loaf of bread with honey, so that life was still young and sweet.
• Wedding bouquet and bride's garter. It has almost no vapor is not without his wedding ceremony of throwing the bouquet and garter. Although this tradition has come to us from the West, but it has long been merged in a string of other Slavic traditions. It is believed that the girl who caught the first bunch, and the young man who stole the remaining garter, shot bride and groom feet, soon the same way to celebrate a wedding.
• Removing the veil and donning a headscarf. It is also a very old tradition, which according to the custom shared by many and still. Typically, this action makes in-law, and it represents a final farewell to unmarried carefree life and entry into the status of the spouses. By tradition, the bride has to dance the dance with their unmarried girlfriends and female relatives, putting on it turns on its head the veil, thus prophesying their easy familiarity with the young person and successful marriage.
But care must be taken so that the veil fell from no quarter of the head, as it is believed that this is a bad sign and this girl will be difficult to get married, but maybe she have never in my life the wedding and did not will be held.
And be sure to find out signs that have come down to us from a distant far away, where our ancestors learned soon whether in any house will play a gay wedding.
