All guests at the wedding had and now have some ” wedding ranks ” because ritual roles in wedding drama a lot and each must play your best. What is an ” elder ” in the traditional Ukrainian wedding and what are its responsibilities?

Administrator holiday feast is as representative of the community. In place of elders in ancient times were brothers , if not – then appoint someone to the role of youth. You can also take a person so called ” Hovorun ” because the duties of mayor is a lot of scenes from speaking.

Wife of elder – Starostin – helped him with the exchange of gifts and other matters.

And now look in more detail what duties are fulfilled at the wedding feast .

He begins his mission with another engagement. At the betrothal feast asks parents to give the young girl. When the parents of the bride agree to the wedding, the elder took bread covered with a towel , put his hand on the girl’s arm and the top guy and tied up the towel. Then the bride tying seniors with towels and all participants received gifts from her .

The next element of the wedding drama is going to the groom. When he came to the door, guests sang, and they waited there for a young mayor , whose responsibilities included the time constrain messengers and keep them in the house. Messengers had to visit vodka . And after such alcoholic otstupnoho allowed guests inside.

Pryblyzhayuchys to actually buy a loaf wedding feast , which then holds Embroidered towels in the church, registry office.

On the day of the wedding feast to the bridegroom in the morning comes home before he would ask the blessing of their parents . Parish appeals to parents with these words: ” put your son in front of you like a candle in front of images, asking a blessing and now father and mother here , and here brothers and sisters here to forgive , and bless thy bread vyradyly … “. The parents in this case the answer: ” Nay god bless .” Then the bread sit in the room parents, grandparents , godparents , relatives. Groom bows to them and asks every blessing.

During bride elder traded with friendship.

When the purchase is complete, young people with friends and companions and his family go to the bride’s house to ask for blessings. Parish again appeals to parents with the words: “Sustainable your kids in front of you as a candle in front of the images , asking a blessing and now father and mother here , and here brothers and sisters here to forgive , and bless thy bread vyradyly … “. Parents say: ” Nay god bless ” sit in the room. Brides bow down to them and ask every blessing.

The restaurant , before the feast, feast invites all to pray together for the newly formed family , and during the banquet feast goes among the guests , introducing relatives of the bride and groom. When guests ate, elder begins to sing folk songs.

At the end of the wedding , after ” dismantled ” young , elder distributes bread . He cuts off the top of the loaf cone – for the young , this piece is not shared between the young , because young people had to eat this piece together. It symbolizes the birth of a new family.