No Diamond Rings For Greek Brides
By MARGARITA PIPINOPOU OUT
(Of The Daily Kansan Staff)
A diamond ring does not mean much to a Greek bride-to-be. Her wedding ring is the traditional plain gold band inside of which the name of her husband-to-be is written, as is her name in his ring.
This ring is worn on the left hand during the engagement and is changed to the right after the marriage.
However, the bride receives another ring from the bridegroom as a wedding present. Usually it is one that comes from mother to daughter-in-law through the generations.
Wedding preparations seem to be about the same all over the world, but in Greece the girl has to prepare her trouseau, bed-linen, table-linen and everything needed in a new house. If the bride's family is well-to-do the father gives a kind of dowry to his daughter. That is why few girls in Greece work after getting married.
Wedding invitations are addressed and mailed by the bride's family while the bridegroom and the best man arrange everything with the church. Expenses at the church are paid by the best man.
Wedding Customs vary Traditional customs on wedding celebration are different all over the country. In the United States Greek weddings are greatly influenced by the American customs.
Wedding Customs Vary
An average wedding in a Greek city is something like this.
On the wedding day the bride, dressed in a long white dress made of lace, satin or tulle, goes to the church accompanied by her father.
At the entrance of the church her father presents, her to the bridegroom who offers her the wedding flowers and kisses her hand.
They both walk into the church to the steps leading to the altar and stand in front of the table.
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A little boy and girl hold two
lighted candles during the ceremony. The boy stands at the right of the bride and the girl at the left of the bridegroom. The best man, who also holds a lighted candle, stands behind the couple.
Before the service starts the couple
Church Etiquette Is Easily Learned
Many persons, when invited to a wedding in a church not of their denomination, are puzzled as to how they should act during the
One simple rule which is correct by any standard of etiquette will settle the problem.
If you are a Protestant attending a Catholic wedding, you may remain seated during the service. You need not kneel when other Catholics in the congregation do, but when you see them stand, follow suit.
The same rule applies to Catholics attending Protestant weddings.
Another reminder: some Protestant churches do not require that women wear a hat, but it is a fast rule in any Catholic church.
Now that you know what to do, relax and enjoy the ceremony.
gives the gold bands to the priest who places them on their right hands during the ceremony.
There is also a pair of white crowns that the priest first and the best man afterwards, place on the coule's heads.
At the end of the service the couple, the priest, and the best man walk around the table three times while the flower girls and the guests throw flowers. rice and Jordan almonds toward them.
Guests Receive Almonds
The flowers mean joy, the rice, stability and fertility. The service ends and everybody congratulates the couple and parents and receives a little box with Jordan almonds as a token of their sharing in the happy event.
A reception is held in the bride's home or in a hotel. There is no special wedding cake but champagne and cookies are served. The newly-married couple open a dance with folk or European dance.
Friends stay and enjoy themselves while the couple leaves for the happy honeymoon journey.
Ceremonies Differ In Various Churches
weddings come and go, but they don't come and go the same way.
A Jewish wedding, for instance, may not take place on the Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, on fast and feast days, or during the first month of mourning. In traditional weddings men cover their heads. Marriage benedictions are spoken in the presence of ten men, and two males witness the betrothal. In the middle of the ceremony, the couple drinks from the wine cup. At the end, the bridegroom breaks a glass, wrapped in a napkin, under his heel. Until this is done, there can be no rejoicing, and then it is considered bad taste not to participate in the festivities. The Jewish wedding can be held any place. Usually they take place Saturday night or Sunday morning, immediately following the Sabbath.
In the Catholic Church the congregation is furnished missals which contain the wedding ceremony. It isn't mandatory but non-Catholic women should wear hats when attending Catholic services. The ceremony, including the Mass, lasts about 45 minutes. The bride's relations sit on the left, facing the altar, and the husband's relations sit on the right.
During the Protestant service, which varies from place to place, the congregation is ushered to seats and, during the ceremony, it repeats the Lord's Prayer when it isn't sung. The bride's and groom's families are seated in the front rows. The ceremony lasts from 5 to 20 minutes, depending upon the formality desired, and it closes with a prayer, benediction and the bridal
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4. ) Advise the best man and the ushers about their duties and the clothes they are to wear.
kiss. The trend in Protestant weddings is toward more religious and less secular music. Two recommended and familiar scans are "O Perfect Love" and "Ich liebe dich."
But since you have less to do, you should be able to carry out your duties completely and with great success.
Men, you've got duties, teo. Don't think that because most of the arrangements are taken care of by the bride's family you can take a free ride. You committed yourself the minute you got down on bended knee.
Be sure to:
A check list drawn up in advance will be of great help at the last moment when your mind is a muddle and your ability to function becomes negative.
2. ) Plan the bachelor's dinner and be sure to set the date for at least three days before the wedding.
9. ) Plan the honeymoon and be sure of travel tickets and hotel reservations.
1.) Purchase a gift for the bride.
2.) Give the fee for the minister to the best man.
1. ) Get the wedding ring and license.
5. ) Buy personalized gifts for the best man and ushers.
3. ) Order the proper clothes for the wedding and honeymoon.
Grooms Have Duties, Too
6. ) Order the bride's bouquet and "poise-away" corsage.
10.) Don't forget the time and place of the wedding.
11.) Show up.
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