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BEHAVIOR - HOW TO CELEBRATE THEM

There are values that remain. And there are values worth recovering, remembering and applying. Such searchable behavior in traditions.

What exactly is conduct?

Weddings are ancient Latvian weddings . The biggest honors . Conduct rituals have changed over time, moreover traditions also differ depending on the region. However, there are traditions that Latvian weddings have in common. Songs , dances and rituals related to Latvian deities, the rhythm of nature and appointment of the couple as spouses in round .

The wedding usually lasts three days. And, unlike modern weddings, uninvited guests also used to come to them. More often they got married in the fall, when the crops were harvested and the big farm work was done.

vedības un kas ir vedības? — Photo: CLYDE TROUSERS / Wedding service providers

Conducting traditions

Watching the wife

The wedding ceremony begins even before the wedding itself. The guy went to his daughter's house to see his wife . If he has there gave oats, knew that the marriage would be accepted. On the other hand, if the girl did not want to be given as a wife, the guy was approached needles. The surrounding people also knew the result of the look, because in the case of a positive answer, the future husband drove home with decorated horses. It would be quite amusing to realize this nowadays. However, if there is a desire to celebrate after the wedding according to old Latvian traditions, it is worth having a bachelorette party in style - for example, by organizing a sauna ritual . Traditions such as bride stealing and redemption are still popular. Perhaps no longer for symbolic meaning, but for charm.

Alignment

Alignment – a ritual aimed at connecting a pair of lifestyles. Nowadays it is a marriage ceremony in the registry office or church. The ritual with the ceremonial alignment speech was performed energetically in strong places and it was entrusted to big drivers - an experienced couple who have already eaten pudu salt, or to some respectable member of the husband's family.

What is worth borrowing for modern couples - alignment was recommended to be repeated every ten years when married people have changed and experienced a lot together. Then it's time to look back on the past and start a new path.

Shuffle

The most important ritual in the wedding ceremony was michošana - a ritual for the couple's entry into the world of married people . Ritual took place surrounded by wedding guests, in the light of candles, which gives a special atmosphere and mystical feelings. Bridal crown exchanged for his wife's son-in-law. The groom was put on a hat and given a pipe. After the ceremony, the dowry was distributed.

Folk songs leading

Vedības are the most sung honors in Latvian folklore.

Cultivate, brother to be cultivated,
Grows a beautiful foal,
To be able to run on roads,
Take away a new bride.

May I have what I had,
That girl, that's what happened to me;
I gave her my hand,
I gave a gold ring.

Beliefs of leadership

If, while sewing the wedding clothes, the thread gets knotted - her wives will be happy.
When rain falls on the crown of the brute - there will be a rich life.
On the way home from the church, the brute must throw the ends of the yarn at the bridges; in lakes and rivers - money; barn, stable, granary, in the sauna - free of charge; in the house – garters and socks.