There are many ethnic minority population lives on the territory of Ukrain. And all this original culture brought about changes in our lives , particularly in wedding traditions . Here are some interesting facts about the wedding rites of our cohabitants .

Gagauz ( ancient inhabitants of Bessarabia ) wedding.

Before marriage Gagauz specially baked cakes ten large , wove garlands and were making wedding banner – design with red silk, which is attached to the top of the apple and mint. All this cling to the roof of the house where the wedding was to take place . In a pre-wedding Sabbath young and young at separate staged ritual bathing. In the water they threw herbs , money, definitely apple, and after the water was poured under fruit trees. Sabbath same evening the singing and crying young braided hair. After the meal went to the young to take over his shaving ritual . Preparations for the wedding lasted almost all night : under Deaver fit out a special procession with gifts young and her parents , but then began to dress the bride to the altar – is sometimes reminiscent of a young rite , commonly known in Ukrainian .

Wedding in Hungarian .

Hungarians , as well as Ukrainian , was known to cross the road used to groom and he had vidkuplyatysya group of villagers. Dear young cast grain, coins, candies that life was sweet and rich. Over time, the Hungarian wedding bride dance became widespread . Before you invite the young to the first dance , Senior Matchmaker uttered poetic speech and passed the junior bride matchmakers. Anyone who danced with her , had to throw money at a plate , cover with a towel. Young had to put the most money. Every dish that was served to the wedding table, accompanied by poetic speech eldest matchmaker . In some villages, young people eating from one plate to symbolize their life together in the future. But is not the leading idea of ​​the wedding event remained instruction manual for procreation. Thus, in the Transcarpathian Hungarians was customary to bring to the dinner a young big Golubtsa , which wrapped 15 – 20 small – so many children there. Young usually ate one – two. If absolutely refused , it is always caused excitement among the audience. The traditional action was the substitution of the bride, groom pidstavlyaly when an elderly woman dressed in wedding attire.

Wedding Roma.

Once a girl and a boy Gypsies svataly still babies. Sometimes a girl of nine or ten years has family in his tent , where he was a boy of the same age . There she grew to fifteen years, and then the wedding party . Sometimes staged and that if gave his daughter in marriage , the groom’s sister, took daughter . This redemption is not allowed – just changing daughters. When she liked a guy , and parental consent was not often resorted to kidnapping . Traditionally when young could find within a month of their marriage recognized . In this case, loud weddings do, parties in limited circle of relatives and friends. If you find young , the boy and his parents from humiliation girl and dignity of her family had to bear punishment.

Gypsy wedding had much in common with the Ukrainian . Roma just made ​​wedding Flagstaff , just brought the young grain , salt, prykazuyuchy : How can people not get off the bread , even so you could not tear myself away from each other. The next day the young were covered with a handkerchief , put on her apron , changed hairstyle. Young were living with husband’s parents – until buy themselves their own horse, cart and a tent.

Jewish wedding .

Before the wedding with the girl , according to tradition , took off all the combs and showered the young colored paper. Going to synagogue youth keep to cross the threshold of the house with your right foot. The wedding took place at the synagogue. Bridegroom placed under hupoyu – linen tent , young as seven times around the young obvodyly and put his left . After the ceremony, the young rozchavlyuvav right foot glass that is brought before it . This signified that the Jerusalem Temple had not been restored , so the joy can not be complete. Brides sprinkled with wheat and hops , saying: Live and birth! Home of all treated vodka and sweets – it cooked strudel , cookies , cakes , and nuts. There is also waiting for dinner, after which the young were at rest.

Tatar wedding.

Back in the 20s of last century the Crimean Tatar wedding was so. On the first day of the wedding all the property of the young (and achievements , and presented to the bride ) exhibited for the bride neighbors and relatives. Evening came and the young. See his bride he could , but ‘ll Give – NOC – gold coin – to her left . The next day at noon to the parents of the bride groom’s relatives came over and brought with him two rams. Girls and women are also treated , but in a different house. And then there was a painting of a young rite . Under special singing two older woman painted with henna her hair and fingernails (same ritual to perform and relatively young ). In the morning the next day the bride were in the bath. And in the house the young intensively preparing for her upcoming move , putting all her things in the trunk . At noon, the girl dressed in the best clothes , the brother (or father) pidperizuvav her silver belt, and she tearfully asked for a blessing. Take away the bride with parent homes Matchmaker young . This at a time when the father or her brother endured at the hands of the house , a young blind person .

Meanwhile performed rites over the young shaving and dressing. The next step was a ceremony of greeting the young , which took place in a public place , which the Crimean Tatars was always coffee . Participants gave young money , and they were treated to sweets. After visiting the mosque young returning home , where he was in a separate room was waiting for the bride . Connecting young hands with the words blessing was the culmination of all wedding event.