Wedding
Now the wedding usually begins on Saturday evening and ends on Monday morning. it also happens that the wedding party starts on Friday, because Monday is a working day and most of the invitees will not be able to participate in the third day of celebration.
on the appointed day, the groom’s house going to his guests and the bride’s home – her guests. in both houses of the fun begins – play, sing, dance. the groom’s house is prepared in advance garsanik Miss (wedding meat), which cut the bull. This rite is called es ktrel or msatsun, Miss mortel.
In the past, this ritual refurnished special ritual, having a religious-mystical character. Then during the cutting bull groom, making a knife cross-mark on the animal’s neck, put a bloody knife in his pocket or moistened with the blood of the castle, which is then closed and kept to themselves, opening only on their wedding night. These magic were to ensure the fertility of the groom.
Now these rituals are limited so that the musician, as well as the one who should cut the bull, his foot on the neck of the animal-related, they say that the knife does not cut ransom.
As before, the rite is accompanied by singing and dancing. although recently this rite rarely even remember – well at every wedding is an opportunity to cut the bull, but rather because the rite rather cumbersome and time consuming.
then the groom’s house all sit at the table elect tamada and 11-12 hours before the evening feast and make merry. the bride’s house this evening include some of the wine, meat and other products. people (usually young), which classifies all of this feast, called agves – messenger. Recently, however, the girl’s parents often refuse to groom’s father sent to their home the meat, drinks, and all expenses holiday table themselves.
in the past on the second day of the wedding, in the morning, usually perform the ritual of “shaving the groom, who is now almost disappeared, since the change of marriageable age the groom before the wedding begins to shave (it’s worth noting that in times past are almost always young men were so young that first shave coincided with the period of marriage).
During this ceremony the groom was sitting surrounded by Azab (single young people) who were holding lighted candles. next to the groom became Cavour and azabbashi (Chapter unmarried youth). specially invited for this purpose, the barber began to shave the groom, several times stopping the work, referring to a dull razor. after receiving ransom – robe – he continued to shave, but at the end of the work is often left part of the unshaven, yet again, received no compensation.
Interestingly, in some areas of Armenia in the performance of this ritual the groom sat on the hay cart, under which there was a burning candle. ritual clearly symbolized the dedication boys in the next age class. this answer and ritual of dressing the bride and groom.
Obligatory piece wedding dress groom – a red bow on the left chest. In Armenian traditions red ribbon symbolizes purity.
on the second day of the wedding, that is a Sunday, the groom and his close relatives, taking with him the wine or brandy, accompanied by musicians go first to the house Cavour. there was already laid the table, present a little snack, drink, and then solemnly lead Cavour to the house of the groom. Cavour takes with him a blue, which are gifts, sweets, as well as the bride’s wedding clothes.
about the middle of the day the bridegroom, his father, brother, fiance (pesahper or chahachper), Cavour and his wife and young people, accompanied by musicians go from house to house of the bride groom, where a universal joy. then the wife of Cavour and the other women are removed in a separate room where the dress the bride with the songs in the clothing brought by Cavour. before the bride’s wedding dress was the usual Armenian women’s suits, only more ornate. Now, Armenian brides prefer the classic wedding style – a white dress and veil.
Cavour, the groom, the bride’s sister (harsnakuyr) takes her to the guests. the bride and groom sit together for the first time at one table. after a while Cavour said that the bride must go to the bridegroom. exit wedding party from the bride’s house, the younger brother usually standing in the road until it receives from the Cavour gift.
Next all the bridegroom goes referred agves telling you that wedding train approaches. for this message it receives from the groom’s mother hen. along the way to the house the groom relatives and neighbors is covered tables with refreshments and deliver small gifts to the bride. as we approach the procession in the courtyard of a struggle begins (Kach, goulash), the groom’s parents among them, bearing the comic character. in this case have to win the mother, which certainly points to the remnants of matriarchy.
mother of the groom puts on the doorstep of his feet bride and groom on his plate. they should at one blow to destroy them, but first, according to custom, it must make the groom to be the head of the family. At that time the groom’s mother throws one pita shoulder of the bride and groom, but on their heads sprinkled raisins, nuts, candy.
bride, young woman, the wife of Cavour and harsnakuyr leads to a separate room where she sits on the proposed seat until until it receives a gift from her mother in law. often on her knees put the boy to whom she gives a pair of socks. rite sazhanie boy “symbolically means wish the bride’s son.
Then the bride along with her fiance, Cavour, his wife, and harsnakuyr azabbashi sits at one table next to the groom. fun again resumed and occurs in the same manner as during the engagement, with the only difference being that the table is more abundant, and more guests. the bride a man came 7-10.
In the old days the bride’s mother was to remain at home and not take part in the wedding feast.
During the dancing usually give the Sabbath in favor of musicians. particularly large amount of collected during the dance the bride and groom.
on the Sabbath should emphasize tradition, where guests handed the money, intended for musicians, not to themselves, and the dancing couple. As long as the dance, the dancers (in this case the bride and groom, and usually even only one of the bride) in the hand between the fingers lay banknotes. these bills at the end of the dance she must pay the musicians. Incidentally, this form of gratitude to the musicians there to this day.
The same evening, during a lap dance bride groom’s relatives presented with gifts. with any of them loudly announcing what everyone brought. This custom is called Kanch (literally “cry”, “call”). Now he has disappeared in most places.
wedding feast continues until late at night, after which guests return, and are only close relatives.
worth noting: Despite the fact that the wedding feast lasted many hours, no visitor should not be located at the wedding table for very long. it is considered unseemly. within an hour or visitor takes part in the ceremony, and then says goodbye, once again congratulated the young and leaves. and in its place sits a new guest. Guests at the wedding table change all the time, which makes it possible to visit the wedding a large number of people. yes it is, and rightly, because in the Armenian villages of the wedding are almost all living in the district.
the third day of the wedding – a day Hashanah, Hashi, Op. that day at the groom’s house are going to Cavour, father of the bride, close relatives of the bride and groom, as well as young people headed azabbashi. Guests are treated to a specially prepared Hashem, meat dishes, sweets, wine. this, in fact, ends with the wedding itself.
Wedding Now the wedding usually begins on Saturday evening and ends on Monday morning. it also happens that the wedding party starts on Friday, because Monday is a working day and most of the invitees will not be able to participate in the third day of celebration. on the appointed day, the groom’s house going to his guests and the bride’s home – her guests. in both houses of the fun begins – play, sing, dance. the groom’s house is prepared in advance garsanik Miss (wedding meat), which cut the bull. This rite is called es ktrel or msatsun, Miss mortel. In the past, this ritual refurnished special ritual, having a religious-mystical character. Then during the cutting bull groom, making a knife cross-mark on the animal’s neck, put a bloody knife in his pocket or moistened with the blood of the castle, which is then closed and kept to themselves, opening only on their wedding night. These magic were to ensure the fertility of the groom. Now these rituals are limited so that the musician, as well as the one who should cut the bull, his foot on the neck of the animal-related, they say that the knife does not cut ransom. As before, the rite is accompanied by singing and dancing. although recently this rite rarely even remember – well at every wedding is an opportunity to cut the bull, but rather because the rite rather cumbersome and time consuming. then the groom’s house all sit at the table elect tamada and 11-12 hours before the evening feast and make merry. the bride’s house this evening include some of the wine, meat and other products. people (usually young), which classifies all of this feast, called agves – messenger. Recently, however, the girl’s parents often refuse to groom’s father sent to their home the meat, drinks, and all expenses holiday table themselves. in the past on the second day of the wedding, in the morning, usually perform the ritual of “shaving the groom, who is now almost disappeared, since the change of marriageable age the groom before the wedding begins to shave (it’s worth noting that in times past are almost always young men were so young that first shave coincided with the period of marriage).
During this ceremony the groom was sitting surrounded by Azab (single young people) who were holding lighted candles. next to the groom became Cavour and azabbashi (Chapter unmarried youth). specially invited for this purpose, the barber began to shave the groom, several times stopping the work, referring to a dull razor. after receiving ransom – robe – he continued to shave, but at the end of the work is often left part of the unshaven, yet again, received no compensation. Interestingly, in some areas of Armenia in the performance of this ritual the groom sat on the hay cart, under which there was a burning candle. ritual clearly symbolized the dedication boys in the next age class. this answer and ritual of dressing the bride and groom.
Obligatory piece wedding dress groom – a red bow on the left chest. In Armenian traditions red ribbon symbolizes purity. on the second day of the wedding, that is a Sunday, the groom and his close relatives, taking with him the wine or brandy, accompanied by musicians go first to the house Cavour. there was already laid the table, present a little snack, drink, and then solemnly lead Cavour to the house of the groom. Cavour takes with him a blue, which are gifts, sweets, as well as the bride’s wedding clothes. about the middle of the day the bridegroom, his father, brother, fiance (pesahper or chahachper), Cavour and his wife and young people, accompanied by musicians go from house to house of the bride groom, where a universal joy. then the wife of Cavour and the other women are removed in a separate room where the dress the bride with the songs in the clothing brought by Cavour. before the bride’s wedding dress was the usual Armenian women’s suits, only more ornate. Now, Armenian brides prefer the classic wedding style – a white dress and veil. Cavour, the groom, the bride’s sister (harsnakuyr) takes her to the guests. the bride and groom sit together for the first time at one table. after a while Cavour said that the bride must go to the bridegroom. exit wedding party from the bride’s house, the younger brother usually standing in the road until it receives from the Cavour gift.
Next all the bridegroom goes referred agves telling you that wedding train approaches. for this message it receives from the groom’s mother hen. along the way to the house the groom relatives and neighbors is covered tables with refreshments and deliver small gifts to the bride. as we approach the procession in the courtyard of a struggle begins (Kach, goulash), the groom’s parents among them, bearing the comic character. in this case have to win the mother, which certainly points to the remnants of matriarchy. mother of the groom puts on the doorstep of his feet bride and groom on his plate. they should at one blow to destroy them, but first, according to custom, it must make the groom to be the head of the family. At that time the groom’s mother throws one pita shoulder of the bride and groom, but on their heads sprinkled raisins, nuts, candy. bride, young woman, the wife of Cavour and harsnakuyr leads to a separate room where she sits on the proposed seat until until it receives a gift from her mother in law. often on her knees put the boy to whom she gives a pair of socks. rite sazhanie boy “symbolically means wish the bride’s son.
Then the bride along with her fiance, Cavour, his wife, and harsnakuyr azabbashi sits at one table next to the groom. fun again resumed and occurs in the same manner as during the engagement, with the only difference being that the table is more abundant, and more guests. the bride a man came 7-10. In the old days the bride’s mother was to remain at home and not take part in the wedding feast.During the dancing usually give the Sabbath in favor of musicians. particularly large amount of collected during the dance the bride and groom. on the Sabbath should emphasize tradition, where guests handed the money, intended for musicians, not to themselves, and the dancing couple. As long as the dance, the dancers (in this case the bride and groom, and usually even only one of the bride) in the hand between the fingers lay banknotes. these bills at the end of the dance she must pay the musicians. Incidentally, this form of gratitude to the musicians there to this day.
The same evening, during a lap dance bride groom’s relatives presented with gifts. with any of them loudly announcing what everyone brought. This custom is called Kanch (literally “cry”, “call”). Now he has disappeared in most places. wedding feast continues until late at night, after which guests return, and are only close relatives. worth noting: Despite the fact that the wedding feast lasted many hours, no visitor should not be located at the wedding table for very long. it is considered unseemly. within an hour or visitor takes part in the ceremony, and then says goodbye, once again congratulated the young and leaves. and in its place sits a new guest. Guests at the wedding table change all the time, which makes it possible to visit the wedding a large number of people. yes it is, and rightly, because in the Armenian villages of the wedding are almost all living in the district. the third day of the wedding – a day Hashanah, Hashi, Op. that day at the groom’s house are going to Cavour, father of the bride, close relatives of the bride and groom, as well as young people headed azabbashi. Guests are treated to a specially prepared Hashem, meat dishes, sweets, wine. this, in fact, ends with the wedding itself.
