Georgian wedding
Lent is over, it is time for weddings. How does a Georgian wedding differ from the weddings of other nations? The same thing that Georgians differ from other people - cordiality, hospitality, breadth of soul. A huge number of invitees is a custom, it's no other way. They celebrate for two days, or even longer.
Present relatives of the bride and groom, friends, acquaintances, neighbors and those who happened to pass by. Toasts in the form of parables, tales, stories are said "briefly, about forty minutes" in a strictly defined order.
The procedure of giving gifts to the young is done without pathos, but businesslike: a special person carefully records who gave what and how much.
Traditional bride kidnapping is not practiced at all weddings. Kidnap the bride in advance, so as not to overload the events of the wedding day. The bride's consent to the kidnapping is desirable, but not necessary.
The rite of wedding is held on the wedding day or the day before. To the sacrament of marriage believing Georgians take seriously. Live music, singing and folk dancing are obligatory at every Georgian wedding.
The event is paid for by the organizers: the parents of one of the parties. The other party repeats the banquet later, on its own territory, at its own expense.
If the parents of the bride did not give their consent to the marriage of their daughter - no problem, the main thing is to kidnap publicly, in front of witnesses, and the issue is settled.
Traditional Georgian wedding rites have now changed their status. All the nuances of kidnapping are organized by the agency "Wedding turnkey".
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