Wedding in Russian

  Bride / History rite

Bride - one of the most fun and entertaining elements of the wedding ceremony. The issue of "redemption" is usually decided by a witness to witness, but it's better if he and the groom will be directly involved in this event. "Buy out" the bride is usually money, candy, flowers and champagne and vodka.
Everything depends on the imagination bridesmaids. Groom should be prepared for surprises: usually in the ritual "redemption" are included, and neighbors, and friends bride, so that money, sweets, alcohol team groom must take more pre-planned.

Bride price - is a Russian tradition. Although there are some ceremonies of other nations, such as dowry. But it was Russian buyout, as opposed to dowry implies rather not pay for, and observance of the ceremony.

The story of this ceremony goes back far into the past. Hospitable to Russia with a fondness for various celebrations, bride price was a real spectacle to which the long and carefully prepared. Occurred redemption follows.

At the entrance to the village (if the groom was from another) and on the way to the house of the bride's wedding train villagers blocked the road and demanded ransom. Always paying boyfriend (in our time - a witness). Widely used blocking streets in the way of the groom log, laid on a special box. In the logs - Knights outpost: the younger brother of the bride's friends and relatives of the bride. Knights Outpost does not permit the wedding procession, forcing the groom with best man to show his valiant prowess, for example, ten minutes saw through a log. Fell jokes, laughter could be heard: "Look, I think, the groom ax first taken up, with the tip is held, ax chopping." When the logs were sawn, not lavish praise, bring water to wash, towel wipe. The road was cleared and the train sped on to the groom's house the bride, where he waited for the new obstacles.

When the groom arrives at its destination, gates and doors in the house were closed at the bride's relatives and neighbors. The groom and his friends had long pounding. When the groom and best man turned out in the yard, there was always full of rebyatni, and all they had to give a ransom - sweets. And then on the way to get up the bride's older brother, or someone from the family "respectable" age. He asked the groom puzzles. If previously tested power and generosity of the groom, now - mental capacity. Guessing riddles usually no more than three. Guess the groom helped pal. If both have difficulty always been good people and prompted a response. The groom was raised in triumph on the porch and entered the house. Now I had to give gifts to all bridesmaid. With that he usually coped easily. But the bride had yet to be found. Before the groom sat on a bench girls covered more of the same scarves. Which one is the bride? We had to guess, do not confuse. There have been cases when the groom lifted his handkerchief, thinking it beneath his bride, but it turns out - a wrinkled old woman. Therefore, the groom walked down the row, the entire look closely - the growth, the shape of the shoulders, shoes on my feet ...

When all the obstacles were behind the groom was supposed to sit at a table under an image to a princely place. The groom had to buy it from that man or boy who sat beside the bride. The latter, receiving a few coins, yielded his place, and the groom sat beside the bride on a pillow with her. Hosts invite guests to the table.

Somewhere in eight years - ten years ago, bride once again came into vogue. It is produced at a time when the groom come together with a witness for the bride.

Of course, for many years the ceremony has undergone many changes, now it's more about modern and streamlined. Ransom, held in verse - too complicated procedure. This, of course, beautiful. Only here the groom and the witness, which speak in verse, do not feel comfortable, and do not know how to behave. And if they are prepared in advance to learn a verse answers - the ceremony somehow loses its meaning.

Generally, in this ceremony, as, indeed, in any other, it is important not to abuse something one (for example, issues-tasks for the bridegroom, poems, etc.). The ceremony will be more fun and more beautiful than to be diverse. The golden mean - that's the main condition of interest repayment.
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