Russian marriage practices
the russian tradition of marriage, like the chinese tradition of marriage, begins with the media.
traditional media can be done by a full-time mediaman or, of course, by relatives of the man, even his own father or godmother.
according to tradition, the media choose “gish days”, usually on single days, with the exception of no.
13, which the russians very much disliked as unlucky.
in general, the matchmaker is commissioned by the man to go to the woman's house at night in order to avoid outsiders.
when the matchmaker arrives at the woman ' s house, he or she must touch the door frame with his or her hand or arm and then enter the house, drawing a cross to the icon before opening his or her mouth.
if both parents agree that the match is to take place three times around the table with the matchmaker and cross the icon, then we can talk about the date of the match, usually within seven days.
the traditional marriage
is mostly male and female.
the matchmaker takes the young man and his parents to the girl's house and meets the girl and her parents on the day of the match.
when the man sees the woman, the boy and his parents go through the lobby and negotiate in the porch.
the girl's mother will bring a glass of honey to the young man, and if the young man takes a drink after it's finished, she will describe the girl, and if he just touches the glass with his lips, he will return the glass, which he will not like.
if the match is successful, the parties will be cold and will take three laps around the table, and the parties will sit down and agree on a bride price.
the bride price consists mainly of furniture, clothing, jewellery, household goods, etc.
russian stoves are a symbol of wealth, and during the marriage, there is also the practice of “seeing the stove”.
the engagement is very important for the russians.
there is a slight difference between engagement ceremonies, depending on the region.
in the cities, before the legal relationship is established and the date of the marriage is determined, both the man and the woman are required to enter the marriage registry for engagement.
after registration, a party is held at the home of the woman.
the table will be filled with roses to symbolize the future, and the hot russian teacup will be put on the table to herald the future's hope of life.
the meal is prepared by the fiancée to demonstrate his ability to perform housework.
in rural areas, the ceremony is held at the door of the woman ' s home.
the “bread and salt” will be given to the mother and father.
the mother's parents would like to kiss the bread with their hands to express their sincere gratitude.
the bride then went up the stairs and declared herself engaged and bowed to everyone.
in accordance with traditional practice, a girl who is engaged in an engagement generally ceases to work.
she started sewing the dowry to wait for the wedding day.
dowry
continues to be the practice in many parts of russia.
the dowry is usually delivered by the medium or by the aunt of the woman and consists of five convertibles.
the first car had icons and tea cooks, and a boy with a colour-belt decorated tray containing candy and tea.
the second car, with the mother-in-law in her arms, had a silver plate of gold; the third carriage had a bride price for the man.
the fourth car was usually packed with furniture and blankets; the fifth was carried by a matchmaker and family member.
the man's mother or married sister came to greet the convoy.
by the matchmaker and the womanthe aunt is responsible for making a new bed for the marriage, and they are placing in the blanket a cooked egg or wooden egg for the early birth of children for the newlyweds.
on the eve of the wedding
, the girl holds a farewell ceremony for the teenage age, the bride having a farewell party at home.
the brides are going to invite their girlfriends, sing them songs about marriage, bathe with them and say goodbye to their god.
in order to say goodbye to the girl's age, the bride gave the colour belt to her head separately。