Many wedding ceremonies have come down to our time from the depths of centuries. Many couples prefer to organize their celebration in a modern, western manner, but the vast majority still follows the Slavic traditions. We will consider the traditional wedding rite in the modern sense and some individual customs.
Wedding modern rites
Any wedding ceremonies are folk rites , which have reached our days from the depths of centuries. The meaning of many of them is already erased and becomes symbolic, but this does not prevent thousands of couples in love from addressing them, arranging their celebration.
Modern wedding lasts 1-2 days. If earlier the second day was considered compulsory, now it is an element that is added exclusively at the will of the couple. Organize a two-day feast - quite troublesome and expensive, so many couples prefer to stay on one day, without overloading themselves with unnecessary worries.
The morning of the first day of the wedding traditionally begins with preparations. And the bride and groom friends, relatives and specialists help to get together. At this stage, often the celebration includes photo and video operators who document the preparations.
After this, as a rule, the ransom that the girlfriends of the bride or the toastmaster is carrying out begins. In the course of it, the groom and his retinue are forced to perform a large number of tricky tasks before they are allowed to the bride. The ransom ends with a meeting of the young and a common feast with champagne and snacks.
After that everyone takes their places in the wedding cortege and they go to the registry office for registration. In some cases, before that, there is a walk and photo session of the young and guests, but more often than not, she follows the registration. If a couple dreams of a church wedding , he is appointed for the same period.
Before the banquet, there is usually enough time to walk around the city and arrange a photo session. For a walk it is worth taking drinks and snacks, because at this time the guests are already hungry again. It is important to provide entertainment for the guests at the time when the couple's photo session of the spouses will take place, so that no one gets bored. This helps the toastmaster or guest animators.
After that a cheerful company goes to the place of the banquet - a restaurant, a tourist center, a motor ship, depending on what the newlyweds have chosen. Passes a festive program, which is led by a toastmaster or a professional presenter. During the banquet there are contests, shows, performances, disco, guests are offered drinks, snacks, hot, wedding cake.
At the end of the celebration, many offer a final entertainment: fireworks, a fire show or some other surprise. After that, the newlyweds leave, and the guests gradually diverge.
Wedding ceremonies and customs
Consider some interesting wedding rituals, which are significant elements of the holiday itself.
- Wedding loaf . Before the banquet the young man is met by the mother of the groom and offers them "bread and salt". Which of the newlyweds will bite off
a bigger piece, he will be the head of the family. - Wedding ceremony - the removal of the veil . At the end of the celebration of the veil, the bride's mother, groom or mother can take off the bride. Veil symbolizes youth, integrity, happiness of the wedding. After her removal of the bride, you can tie a handkerchief, which symbolizes her transition to married life, family life. After that, all the unmarried girls stand in a circle, and the bride carries a veil over their heads to share their luck in love.
There are many ancient rituals, and it's up to the newlyweds to decide which ones to include in their wedding, and which ones do not. Many of them are very entertaining and touching, why they fit well into the course of the celebration.