Wedding ceremony - all secrets

All the best in life happens, as a rule, only once. That's the rite of the wedding according to church laws, too, must be done only once, and before this, you need to think carefully, since not all priests are taken to discredit. The wedding procedure itself has a lot of nuances, so you need to be ready and all to study them.

Nowadays it's not necessary to hold a wedding ceremony, but many young families want to certify their marriage not only by registering with the registry office, but also before the Lord. We somehow decided that the wedding is the oldest rite, but in fact it is not. Long ago in Russia young families were not married, but only exchanged rings, and the wedding ceremony was borrowed from the Byzantines.

There are two rites of the wedding, namely the Orthodox and the Catholic. We will dwell in more detail on the Orthodox form of this ceremony, but we want to mention the Catholic one. For Catholics, wedding and marriage are equivalent concepts and make up one whole. The bride and groom usually have several witnesses, the witnesses are dressed in identical dresses. The bride is brought into the temple by the father and leads her to the altar, since it is he who must "transfer" her into new hands. Sometimes the father is replaced by another person who cares about her.

Now we will examine in more detail the Orthodox wedding ceremony, which is more typical for our country. A wedding ceremony is held in the church, it represents both the sacrament and enlightenment. According to the precepts of the church for the rite should be prepared, namely, to fast, pray, commune and repent.

The age at which the church allows to marry is different for men and women, 18 and 16 years respectively. Since the legal force does not have a wedding, it is possible to conduct the rite only after the official registration.

They make up the wedding ceremony - engagement, wedding, permission of the crowns, as well as a thanksgiving prayer. The bride and groom should face the altar: the groom on the right side, the bride on the left. The priest, coming out of the altar, must bless the young three times. The young family should have candles and crosses. Candles act as a symbol of light and joy, so they should burn throughout the rite.

Betrothal takes place inside the temple, where the bride and groom enter the priest. The sacrament of the wedding begins with the reading of prayers, after which the priest puts on young rings. One ring is worn by the husband, it should be gold, and the second, for the bride - silver. But then the young change their rings three times, and as a result, the golden ring goes to the bride, and the silver ring to the husband. After this, the wedding begins.

Young people stand on a white rug (they can be pink), while they hold lit candles in their hands. After the young ones answered with the consent to the priest's questions, he reads the prayers and wreaths the bride and groom. The Gospels are read.

After that, the newlyweds drink three small sips from a bowl of red wine, first it is done by the husband, and then by the wife. The common cup symbolizes a common destiny, joy and sorrow. At the end of the rite, the young people fasten their union with a kiss.

There are some features that should be considered in order for the marriage to be happy. If you conduct a wedding ceremony, the priest knocks off, the candles go out and other signs appear, then it is better not to get married, since the marriage will be unsuccessful. The most significant sign will be if a dead person is brought to the church during the wedding, since it is believed that he spoils the bright aura of the young.

It should be ensured that behind the backs of the young are not standing next to three same-sex people. Only baptized people should get married, since during the ceremony they should be called by the names given at the baptism.

After the ceremony, all the present attributes, including the wedding dress, should be preserved. Since in case of trouble they will act as a kind of amulets, which you can turn to for help.