The official part of the Tatar weddings - Nikah -It lasts about an hour, during which the young couple sitting quietly, her eyes downcast. At the ceremony, must be present or the father of the bride, if it is not a close relative of a male witness and two male witnesses can also be one man and two women. All participants must be Muslims. During the Nikah on the minds of men must be hats, the women cover the head, hands, feet, neck and shoulders, is no exception and groom. After Nikah feast begins. At the head wedding table put the young, the bride should be the right of the groom. Guests are arranged either so that the right is the guest of the groom, and the left - the bride's or women sit separately from men. Traditionally, throughout the wedding the young can not get up from the table, as they are not allowed to kiss or even once to show feelings for each other.
During the Jewish wedding, the young areunder a special canopy - huppoy. The ceremony begins with the fact that the rabbi blesses a glass of wine, which is then drunk couple. After that, the groom puts on the bride on the index finger of his right hand the wedding ring and says the appropriate words. Then the ketubah is read, which are painted all the obligations of her future husband, including and material. We conclude the ceremony seven blessings pronounced by a rabbi, after which the groom breaks the wedding glass foot. Before the beginning of the banquet, young are removed to a room where rest and a bite. During the wedding feast, the main task of the guests is to cheer the bride and groom.
Caucasian wedding traditions differ fromregions, such as Georgians begin it with the fact that at the time of entering into the house of the bride, the groom climbs to the roof and released a white dove, the wedding itself takes a fun and noisy. And all Ingush wedding day the bride spends at home with friends, while celebrating the bride at home. Stealing the bride, which is considered traditional for the Caucasus, in fact - and a shame for the groom, and the bride's family. It should also be noted that in the Caucasus today are increasingly suitors presented their sweethearts engagement rings (centaurus.com.ua/pomolvochnyie-koltsa/), Thus showing their serious intentions. If a girl receives a gift, there is no doubt - in the very near future the young will link their destiny knot.
Those who do not want a big wedding can arrangesmall, so-called »informal». In this case, it invited only the closest people, and the bride wears a wedding dress instead of an ordinary outfit.
Each wedding has its own customs, which canradically different, common, perhaps, it is a ransom, which the groom is obliged to pay for the bride. But the main tradition of any wedding - the love of young and numerous wishes them happiness, good luck and long married life.
