Russian weddings traditions and customs

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Russian weddings
TRADITIONS AND
CUSTOMS

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Main stages
• Matchmaking
• Engagement
• Preparing for the
wedding
• Wedding escort
•“Buying” a bride
• Church Weeding
• Festivities and feasts

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Matchmaking
Matchmaking is a
wedding ceremony that
involves the groom
proposing marriage to a
girl in front of her
parents. The future
groom can participate
in matchmaking either
directly or by sending
matchmakers to the
parents of his chosen
one.

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Bride's viewing
Bride’s viewing is a
Slavic wedding
ceremony that is part
of a wedding
agreement and is a
continuation of
matchmaking.

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Preparing for the wedding

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A horse drawn
carriage

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“Buying” a bride

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Church Weeding

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Festivities and
feasts
Wedding festivities are
a historically
widespread and widely
practiced tradition of
celebrating weddings
among the Slavs, as
well as among other
European Nations.