The article has information about how they used to match the girls in Rus', and how they are coming at the present time.
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Now many young couples are returning to old traditions, trying to improve them a little. When it comes to the wedding, they arrange lush engagements or matchmaking. This ritual is a acquaintance of parents, relatives on both sides. The purpose of the celebration is to obtain a blessing for the marriage union of young. The father and mother of the bride give permission to the groom to take her as a wife.
Further we will not talk about those cases when the bride did not give consent to the groom, respectively, the parents refused the guy to bless. Nowadays, matchmaking is carried out immediately before the wedding.
How to get scraping a girl in our time, in a modern way: customs, rules
Nowadays, often matchmaking is a joint dinner of future newlyweds and their parents. As a rule, at the table they discuss all the nuances of the upcoming wedding. In small cities, villages, matchmaking occurs in a little other traditions. They include a number of events:
- Parents of both sides in advance stipulate the date of the joint meeting.
- The young groom prepares gifts to future relatives (father -in -law, mother -in -law). This is done to appease them. If you do not know what to give, then the bride’s mother will have enough a bouquet of beautiful flowers, boxes of candy or vases, a set of cups and a saucer for tea drinking. Dad can give alcoholic beverages, a cigar or a good male perfume. Better yet, find out from the bride that it is appropriate to give his father a gift.
- The bride also needs to bring a gift for matchmaking, empty -handed to go to the house is not good.
- As a matchmaker, you can ask a relative of the groom, godfather or friend of the family. Parents should also be present at the celebration. It is important to pay attention that the matchmaker should be married, and the matchmaker is optional.
- The matchmakers from the groom go to visit the bride with gifts (champagne, sweets, etc.).
- The mother of the future husband should give the bride of her son a jewelry.
- The parents of the young matchmakers are presented as a gift to the icon, amulets, candles.
IMPORTANT: On this holiday, everyone should wear their best outfits. The matchmakers should not be deprived of the attention of other family members. Sisters need to give sweets or jewelry, children sweets.
When they woo the bride, on what day?
In the old days, almost all people followed Great Lent. Therefore, on such days they tried not to start the ceremony - there could be problems with treats. Also on Wednesday, Friday in Rus', people also fasted. These days were also considered lean. On Wednesday, one of the disciples of Jesus - Judas betrayed the teacher, and on Friday there was a crucifixion of Christ. It was impossible to get married on the thirteenth. The most favorable numbers for matchmaking are 3rd, 5th, 9th, 7th.
They agreed on the day of matchmaking in advance. And before holding it, the participants arranged the bride's bride's bride. The future wife was supposed to show what she could.
At the same time, the girl was silent all the time, showed her creations, needlework. In the case when the groom had already decided on the choice and the bride was to his liking, he drank sweet water, which was treated to his close brides. If the bride did not hook the guy, he did not finish the water to the end. And the girl in an unloved guy at the end of the reviewer gave a pumpkin, which meant - the groom was not in her taste.
Who should go to match the bride?
Now you can come to the celebration without matchmakers. The absence of parents at the festival is also allowed due to the circumstances. But, if you arrange a ritual according to customs, then it is necessary that both matchmakers and stroke come to the bride’s house. Moreover, the matchmaker should be married in any case. This person can be a godfather, an older brother to a groom or just a talkative fun neighbor.
Experienced matchmakers know their speech by heart. After all, they used to be often invited for such business in villages, villages. Thanks to them, matchmaking gained funny colors.
The groom entered the bride’s house and her parents only after the third invitation. All the time ignored with cheerful jokes and conversations of the invitation of the bride’s father.
Fucking in the bride’s house did not have the right to sit down. This was considered a bad sign. If she sits down, then the children will begin to walk late. Also, it was impossible to eat, nor drink from the bride. If she begins to eat in the house on the matchmaking, then children can become gluttors, and if she starts to drink, then drunkards.
If the groom decided to come to the matchmaking alone, then he himself must amuse the parents of the bride and her relatives. It is necessary to prepare phrases, expressions that accompany the ritual in advance.
You can’t drink hot drinks to calm. An overdose of alcohol can be a reason for refusing the groom. Such things should be done with a bright head.
In the case when the young parents were not present at the celebration due to some circumstances, the bride should eventually pay a response to them. And without fail to present the parents of the future husband gifts. As a rule, her parents accompany the bride. They also get acquainted in the loved ones.
IMPORTANT: Do not carry out matchmaking if you have no desire to arrange it. It is not necessary to do this at all. Especially when young people do not want to follow this tradition. The rite must be arranged if everyone has interest in it.
What they say when they wate the girl: the matching process, words, phrases
There are many folk sayings for such a rite. Already from the threshold, the matchmaker reports what the purpose of the visit is. See examples of phrases further:
- We came to your glorious house with a first -class groom!
Give me a little time - we will tell you everything about him.
- Hello to you, a glorious family! Meet a prominent man.
We will immediately say not melting - he is a glorious groom, the rank of rank!
And he wishes your Divchin to the altar.
- We brought you fellow! The merchant is excellent for your product!
Dressed from a needle - the view is decent, there is its angle and personal transport.
The money is found - not poor, the character is easy - the disposition is not harmful.
What about your bride? Have you already ripened for marriage?
- We came to your house for a reason. We were brought by one dream -
Dit a happy marriage to give, and to hug their grandchildren as soon as possible.
And if our thoughts are similar, let's postpone everything,
To discuss the wedding together, and the children fortunately open the way.
- We were lucky enough to find out - you have the goods expensive.
Good in everything, neither give nor take. We have a gold merchant.
Just look for this! Beautiful, smart, daring.
Great husband and son -in -law will come out! So give us the answer straight -
Are you ready to give the goods?
- You have one girl alone: \u200b\u200bmodest, beautiful, young
We have a groom to fit her straight: he has a mind and become.
We offer to combine two of their fates in one thread.
Further, the matchmakers lead unhurried conversations, where they talk about the positive qualities of the bride and groom. The groom’s mother can ask questions to the future daughter -in -law in order to check what kind of mistress she is. Dad of the bride also talks with the future son -in -law. The groom must tell his bride about intent. You can express this in the quatrains:
- I came to get married today and the right matchmakers,
I do not want to be free, I want my wife! You will be you!
- Half of the world is ready to get around for you, dear.
I will give you the planet, I don't know the barriers!
- The star is clear, narrowed, you are the only one in the world,
I've come to get married to you, boast of my love!
- I ask you, bride, do not drive the groom,
If at home is very crowded, you leave home!
In the end, parents and matchmakers discuss the date of the wedding if no one has any objections to the wedding.