Developed at SPbU Faculty of Philology
by charitable donation from the Russkiy Mir Foundation
Russkiy Mir Foundation
Lectures
Betrothal. The Lamentation Custom. Bridal Shower
Betrothal (making the dowry list (ryadnaya zapis), prayer, bride-show, curtaining and gifts from the groom). The ritual wedding bread and its relation to fortune. The pre-wedding week at the bride’s: groom’s visits, dowry-sewing, ritual lamentation. A few words about the lamentation custom. Bridal shower (unbraiding). On the role of hair in the wedding rite. The ritual of brushing the groom’s hair.
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