Meeting the newlyweds with their parents is a special ritual that symbolizes the traditions of family values and the connection between generations. At present, the ceremony of meeting has become a little simpler and significantly transformed, but has not lost all its brilliance and charm, symbolic significance.
It is necessary
- - towels;
- - loaf;
- - a silver salt shaker;
- - rose petals;
- - candies;
- - millet;
- - rice;
- - glasses;
- - honey;
- - champagne;
- - an icon.
Instructions
Step 1
The tradition of meeting young people has undergone many changes, so more and more often this ceremony is performed not at the doorstep of the groom's parents' house, but at the door of a restaurant, banquet hall or cafe. At the same time, guests should line up in a living corridor, holding one beautiful rose in their raised hands. At the end of the corridor, the newlyweds are greeted by the groom's mother, holding a loaf with a silver salt shaker, and the father with the icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker or the Mother of God, a towel. The bride's dad should hold a tray with glasses filled with champagne, mom - a crystal plate with honey and a spoon. The witnesses stand opposite each other (at a short distance from the parents of the newlyweds), holding a large painted towel in their hands.
Step 2
The groom must carry the bride through the living corridor in his arms, while the invited guests dot the path with young flowers, rose petals, sweets, money or rice (you can use wheat or grain). According to the old belief, such an action promises prosperity, happiness and a long life to a young family. Approaching the parents, the newlyweds should bow to the belt, showing respect. By the way, at the time of the passage of the corridor, you can arrange some tests for the newlyweds or ask questions.
Step 3
Parents bless their children and give away the icon, give useful advice, express wishes. The mother-in-law presents a loaf, the young should bite off a piece of it and dip it in salt, treat each other. This gesture symbolizes the care of young people for each other, which they will have to show throughout their lives. It is necessary to compare the broken pieces of bread, whose more, he will be the master of the family.
Step 4
According to tradition, the young should share the loaf between all the guests, the groom distributes bread to his relatives and guests, and the bride to hers. Some parents remove the loaf and do not allow anyone to touch it, the next day they take it as a donation to the church. It is believed that such a ceremony promises the newlyweds harmony and peace in the house.
Step 5
The father-in-law can present the daughter-in-law with a letter stating that she was happily accepted into their family. Then the young go to the mother of the bride, who feeds them honey and wishes an endless honeymoon. The bride's father holds out glasses of champagne to the young people, which must be drunk to the bottom. Empty glasses are broken for happiness, the fragments determine who will be the first to be born in the family. If the main part of the fragments is large - then the boy, if small - wait for the girl.
Step 6
The groom's father ties his hands with a young prepared towel and brings them to the witnesses. So they must go hand in hand all their life together. Witnesses spread a towel in front of the bride and groom, the young stand on it, parents shower the young with millet for the birth of offspring, coins for prosperity in the house, sweets for a sweet life. Then the mothers untie their hands, subsequently the towel is kept as a family heirloom, passing it on by inheritance.
