Meeting with the caravan of young people is a beautiful tradition or a relic of the past?

Where did this Russian tradition come from - a meeting with the caravan of the young? What does it mean? How to organize it correctly? We will answer all the questions in this article.

Let's go back to you a few centuries ago. Russian village. Walking wedding. The meeting of the young with the caravan is held at the end of the feast of the headman. The biggest pieces were given to the newlyweds, then their parents and the closest relatives. Coins were baked at the base of bread, and it was given to musicians. The rest was given to children. There was a rule - received from young loaf - give in return money or other useful in a home gift.

Well, the meeting with the caravan of the young was born in Russia in the 19th century and has evolved rapidly. In modern reading, it looks like this: at the place where the feast will take place, the "corridor" is built by the guests. The newlyweds come and walk along it to the hall. On the way, guests clap, sprinkle young rose petals, confetti, rice, grain or coins - to your taste. If the celebration in winter or in inclement weather - transfer this action to the premises. Then the parents meet young people with a caravan. The groom's mother holds a loaf in the elegant towel, and the bride's daddy - glasses with champagne or any other drink. In the absence of one of the parents or in case of their unwillingness to take part in the ritual, one can make it so that the meeting is conducted by two mothers, or instead of the mother of the groom there is another woman who brought him up. Since ancient times, the loaf was a sign of the adoption of the bride in a new family, which is why his mother-in-law holds him, who at the same time can say such words:

"Congratulations, our dear children! Take this loaf as a gift, let there be warmth in your house that keeps this bread, and the prosperity, the symbol of which it is! Advice to you and love!".

Say a word from the heart, you do not need to read a long speech on a piece of paper - you will still have the opportunity to say it later, at a banquet. Meeting with the caravan of the young should be unbuttoned and laid-back.

After that, there are possible options - the bride and groom break or bite, pinch or break off a piece, salt it (with the words of the parents "bother each other for the last time") and eat it, treating each other. They quench their thirst with drink and break glasses "for happiness". At this meeting with the caravan of young people ends, everyone passes into the hall of the wedding celebration.

Do not recommend meeting with the caravan to hold with the icons. Usually they were blessed by the young before leaving the bride's house before the wedding. Here they are inappropriate, especially if there was no wedding.

Dear bride and groom! Remember that a wedding is your day, and everything should be the way you like it. You can make changes to this tradition or do without it at all.

A wedding loaf can also be held by the mother of the bride, or even the fathers of the newlyweds. The karavai can be replaced with any other food - for example, young people can give pancakes with a filling - "to tell fortunes for the future." What stuff is caught - this will be life. It is desirable to get caught with a sweet raspberry.

Parents can symbolically give something young as a sign of entry into the family life - a hammer and rolling pin, for example.

At the end of the corridor, guests can simply release balls or butterflies, cut a red ribbon or drink from one cup. All this experienced toastmaster will beat according to the style of your wedding and your wishes.