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Cute, traditional Ukrainian wedding ceremony in a rural church
Traditional Ukrainian wedding ceremony in a rural church
The Ukrainian Wedding is one of the most symbolic celebrations of Ukraine culture. Traditions and customs for Ukrainian weddings are numerous and have evolved through the ages. National traditions are dominant in Ukrainian wedding ceremonies. Some of them are very old and difficult to explain.
Over time things change, people and their preferences change, lifestyles and of course – one of the most important events in life “marriage” will change as well.
The most important wedding customs and rituals that were honored by our ancestors are still in use. Some customs, such as “matchmaking” and “buying out the bride” are heavily modified in order to adjust to modern couples’ abilities. Other wedding rituals, such as the “betrothal” are performed strictly because of the religious connection to the wedding ceremony.
Understanding Ukrainian wedding events can be difficult, especially if you don’t speak the language. Foreign guests at Ukrainian weddings will have endless questions about certain things that are taking place.
Here you will find some priceless information on most of the traditions that you will likely experience during a wedding in Ukraine.
According to Christian practice, marriage takes place only when both husband and wife are willing to commit themselves to each other for eternity. Husband and wife both vow respect and eternal love. Such love is to be considered unconditional and only such love can be the foundation for the church wedding ceremony.
Orthodox recognizes marriage as a sacrament – and the ceremony of a wedding is basically the act of obtaining God’s blessing and special gift of love, which will combine two hearts forever.
Two people forever become one in soul and body during this ceremony.
The sacrament of marriage consists of two parts – “betrothal” and “wedding”. A long time ago these two rituals where separated with time. “Betrothal” followed engagement and could be terminated before the “wedding”.
During the “betrothal”, the priest gives the couple two burning candles, as a symbol of joy and warmth. He then puts the rings on – first the groom, and then on the bride.
After the “betrothal”, the couple then goes to the center of the church. The priest asks them if they are free and if they have been faithful to their commitment to each other. The producers of Hollywood movies at this moment like to add a third person to the stage – some kind of forgotten spouse or someone’s miserable lover. But these kind of things are only for melodramas, such events rarely happen.
As with any other ritual, the ritual of “marriage” is very symbolic. During this process, the bridesmaids and groom’s best friends hold crowns above the heads of the groom and bride. We understand that this may sound very new to you, as you probably have never heard of such experience before. To help you better understand what “crowns” are and why they are placed above the couple’s heads, we post some pictures here to assist.
The “crowns” are very sacred objects. And people who hold them in their hands, should use a handkerchief, and never touch the crown with bare hands – this is forbidden by the church.
If you translate Ukrainian “church marriage ceremony” literally – you will have “Crowning” (yes, sounds like crowning of kings and queens, but don’t forget – this is Ukraine with its ancient history and breathtaking rituals).
The Crowns, which are held above the head of the prospective couple, symbolize the Crown of Kingdom of Heaven. The chalice of wine, from which the priest provides communion to the couple, is a symbol of life chalice representing joy and sorrow in which the couple would share until the end of their days.
According to traditions, the prospective couple shouldn’t eat anything before the ceremony, and the wine from the chalice will be their first drink from the start of the day. So right away after their first sip, they will feel real warmth and happiness, as they are likely to experience a most comforting sensation.
Also, there is a moment when the priest binds the hands of bride and groom with an embroidered towel. While holding their hands, he asks the couple to follow him three times around the altar. This circular path created around the altar, symbolizes that the sacrament of “marriage” will be eternal.
The marriage ceremony is one of seven sacraments. It is understood that such a sacred act is not fully shared with others. Other people cannot witness what the soul of the bride or groom is going through during their ritual. Before the sacrament of marriage, the couple should confess in front of God and take Holy Communion. Accordingly, the day before the wedding the couple should obstain from any alcoholic drinks or smoking. In some cases, the priest may also instruct the couple not to eat meat dishes (to lent).
It is important to understand that the “marriage” sacrament must be performed in church on certain days.
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Crimean–Nogai raids into East Slavic lands | Wikipedia audio article
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Crimean–Nogai raids into East Slavic lands
00:02:38 1 Causes
00:02:47 1.1 Economic factors
00:03:55 1.2 Political factors
00:04:41 2 Military
00:04:49 2.1 The theater of war
00:08:12 2.2 Tactics
00:10:08 3 The fate of the captives
00:10:17 3.1 On the steppe
00:12:06 3.2 In Crimea and Turkey
00:15:41 4 Resistance to the raids
00:15:51 4.1 Russia
00:16:18 4.2 Poland–Lithuania
00:17:06 5 In folk culture
00:17:49 6 Historians on the Tatar raids
00:18:34 7 List of raids
00:18:43 7.1 Outline
00:20:37 7.2 1480–1506
00:34:18 7.3 1507–1570
00:59:11 7.4 1571–1599
01:15:51 7.5 1600–1648
01:48:24 7.6 Wars 1648-1709
01:50:13 7.7 1648-1655: Khmelnitsky Uprising
02:03:20 8 1657-1663 Vyhovsky and the Poles
02:10:13 8.1 1665–1678
02:48:46 8.2 1677–1699
03:03:13 8.3 1700–1769
03:13:00 9 See also
03:13:17 10 Sources
03:13:57 11 Notes
03:14:05 12 External links
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The Crimean-Nogai raids were slave raids carried out by the Khanate of Crimea and by the Nogai Horde into the region of Rus' then controlled by the Grand Duchy of Moscow (until 1547), by the Tsardom of Russia (1547-1721), by the Russian Empire (1721 onwards) and by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569). These raids began after Crimea became independent about 1441 and lasted until the peninsula came under Russian control in 1774.Their main purpose was the capture of slaves, most of whom were exported to the Ottoman slave markets in Constantinople or elsewhere in the Middle East. The raids were an important drain of the human and economic resources of eastern Europe. They largely inhabited the settlement of the Wild Fields – the steppe and forest-steppe land which extends from a hundred or so miles south of Moscow to the Black Sea and which now contains most of the Russian and Ukrainian population. The raids also played an important role in the development of the Cossacks.Estimates of the number of people involved vary: according to Alan W. Fisher the number of people deported from the Slavic lands on both sides of the border during the 14th to 17th centuries was about 3 million. Michael Khodarkhovsky estimates that 150,000 to 200,000 people were abducted from Russia in the first 50 years of the 17th century.The first major Tatar raid for slaves occurred in 1468 and was directed into Galicia. Crimean Khan Devlet I Giray even managed to burn down Moscow during the 1571 campaign. The last raid into Hungary by the Crimean Tatars took place in 1717. In 1769 a last major Tatar raid, which took place during the Russo-Turkish War, saw the capture of 20,000 slaves.
What made the wild field so forbidding were the Tatars. Year after year, their swift raiding parties swept down on the towns and villages to pillage, kill the old and frail, and drive away thousands of captives to be sold as slaves in the Crimean port of Kaffa, a city often referred to by Russians as the vampire that drinks the blood of Rus'...For example, from 1450 to 1586, eighty-six raids were recorded, and from 1600 to 1647, seventy. Although estimates of the number of captives taken in a single raid reached as high as 30,000, the average figure was closer to 3000...In Podilia alone, about one-third of all the villages were devastated or abandoned between 1578 and 1583.
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Yes the quality sucks, I apologize.
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Veronica and Pedros Orthodox wedding video montage by Michele Wilburn Bay of Plenty videographer
Veronica and Pedros were close friends and it was a special pleasure to capture the video on their wedding day. They married in a Greek Orthodox ceremony.
I'm Michele Wilburn - a wedding photographer and videographer, now based in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty.
I take great pleasure working as a wedding photographer and videographer for many fabulous couples.
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