Gypsy weddings are considered very unusual and mysterious. Customs and traditions are inherited. According to their customs, the whole village walks at the wedding. And the neighbors too. Their holiday tables are laden with food and drink. Everyone is happy and good. Let's see how a gypsy wedding is going today.
1/9 Gypsy weddings are considered very unusual and mysterious. Customs and traditions are inherited. According to their customs, the whole village walks at the wedding. And the neighbors too. Their holiday tables are laden with food and drink. Everyone is happy and good. Let's see how a gypsy wedding is going today.
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2/9 It is common for gypsies to force their daughter to marry an unknown person. They can even marry a 13-15 year old girl. They need such marriages in order to keep the younger generation within the framework of their traditional way of life. Gypsies respect their customs very much.
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3/9 Gypsies sometimes do this: they give their daughter in marriage and take the groom's sister for their own son. This exchange was beneficial for both parties.
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4/9 Gypsy matchmaking plays a vital role in the preparation of the wedding. It is customary for them to give gifts to relatives. A birch branch, a wedding cake, and a bottle of wine were placed on the table.
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5/9 In addition, it is not customary for the bride to be present at the matchmaking. If it is necessary, then she will definitely be invited. And when the bride's father agrees to the marriage, the future father-in-law must hang a gold coin around the bride's neck so that no one else can marry her.
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6/9 It is customary for newlyweds to give either money or some valuable things for the wedding. Most often, gypsies arrange a wedding in the summer. By the appointed day, all relatives usually come. After the wedding, the wife must live with her husband.
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7/9 Right in the midst of the fun, the newlyweds are escorted to the bedroom. Sometimes old women can watch the wedding night. At this time, the rest of the guests continue to have fun.
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8/9 Then the young go out, and the women bring the bride's shirt out to the guests. Then the guests thank the bride's parents for raising their daughter.
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9/9 If the bride turned out to be immaculate, then the guests give gifts to the newlyweds, and if not, then the bride's parents took all the wedding expenses on themselves. But this is extremely rare.
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It is in the order of the gypsies to force their daughter to marry a person unknown to her. They can even marry a 13-15 year old girl. They need such marriages in order to keep the younger generation within the framework of their traditional way of life. Gypsies respect their customs very much.
Gypsies sometimes still do this: they give their daughter in marriage and take the groom's sister for their own son. This exchange was beneficial for both parties.
Matchmaking for gypsies plays a vital role in the preparation of a wedding. It is customary for them to give gifts to relatives. A birch branch, a wedding cake, and a bottle of wine were placed on the table.
In addition, it is not customary for the bride to be present at the matchmaking. If it is necessary, then she will definitely be invited. And when the bride's father agrees to the marriage, the future father-in-law must hang a gold coin around the bride's neck so that no one else can marry her.
It is customary for newlyweds to give either money or some valuable things for the wedding. Most often, gypsies arrange a wedding in the summer. By the appointed day, all relatives usually come. After the wedding, the wife must live with her husband.
Right in the midst of the fun, the newlyweds are escorted to the bedroom. Sometimes old women can watch the wedding night. At this time, the rest of the guests continue to have fun.
Then the young go out, and the women bring the bride's shirt out to the guests. Then the guests thank the bride's parents for raising their daughter. If the bride turned out to be immaculate, then the guests give gifts to the newlyweds, and if not, then the bride's parents took all the wedding expenses on themselves. But this is extremely rare.
