One of the brightest and the most important events in the life of a Russian man and his family is marriage. The wedding is changing marital and social status, consumer lifestyle, which determines the fate of man. Today, with the awakening of interest in Orthodoxy, with the revival of Russian tradition, more and more young families is the wedding rites and revives the old rites. We will try and step by step to trace the Russian wedding ceremony. In the old days any marriage preceded by courtship. Matchmakers were either relatives of the groom, a professional matchmaker, who were doing it for a fee.
The dimensions of this award depended on the prosperity family, but the required attribute is the cashmere shawl. Professionalism and popularity determined matchmakers arrange a marriage of shawls. Courtship occurred with the blessing of the bridegroom’s father. For the success of the matchmaking observe certain precautions. So, for example, was started not suit the number thirteen, and on Wednesday and Friday. In order to avoid the evil eye matchmaker to send only after sunset, trying on the road with no one meet, let alone not to talk. If successful, courtship of the day agreed Smotrin, which were organized in the bride’s home, usually a week after the betrothal. Essence Smotrin was not only show the bride, but inspection of her dowry, all that will bring the bride into a new family. Part of the dowry, made the bride, the bride were hung on the walls.