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OBICEIURI Customs 58
BRADUL, PENTRU BEL{UG
® ~n diminea]a nun]ii, ginerele [i prietenii
s\i `mpodobesc brazii cu diferite
obiecte, fructe [i chifle. Ni[te tineri
nec\s\tori]i `i poart\ p‚n\ la casa na[ului,
unde unul dintre brazi este legat `n fa]a
por]ii. Apoi alaiul `[i continu\ drumul spre
casa miresei, loc `n care r\m‚ne [i celalalt
brad. Bradul este simbolul vigorii [i al
tinere]ii, iar `mpodobirea lui semnific\ via]a
`mbel[ugat\ a viitoarei familii.
B|RBIERITUL MIRELUI {I G|TITUL MIRESEI
Muzica, nunta[ii [i plosca plin\ cu vin
sunt ingredientele momentelor ce preced
ceremonia religioas\. La casele viitorilor
miri, forfota nu contene[te. Dou\ obiceiuri se
desf\[oar\ `n paralel: b\rbieritul mirelui [i
g\titul miresei. Ambele simbolizeaz\ ini]ierea
tinerilor pentru via]a de familie [i se desf\[oar\
sub ochii nunta[ilor, cu c‚ntec [i
martori. ~n timp ce viitorul ginere e b\rbierit
simbolic de c\tre cel mai bun prieten,
mireasa este acas\ la ai s\i, `mpreun\ cu
na[a, mama [i cele mai bune prietene. Ele o
ajut\ s\ se `mbrace, urm‚nd ca na[a s\-i prind\-n
p\r voalul [i coroni]a.
~n vechime, la acest ritual luau parte mai
mul]i din partea miresei. Cum g\titul era
destul de laborios - se foloseau cele mai bune
haine, se f\ceau `mpletituri complicate ale
p\rului, fetele c‚ntau.
HORA MIRESEI
Cunoscut\ [i ca Nuneasca, hora miresei
se danseaz\ acas\ la viitoarea nevast\, prilej
cu care soacra mic\ `mparte daruri na[ilor,
socrilor [i, uneori, rudelor apropiate. ~n timpul
horei, oaspe]ilor li se prind `n piept cocarde.
Via]a în doi / Life as a couple
RUPEREA TURTEI
Dup\ dans, na[a `nchin\ un pahar cu vin [i fr‚nge `n patru un colac
ori o turt\ `mpodobit\ cu ornamente [i `mpletituri. C‚teva buc\]i sunt
azv‚rlite `n cele patru puncte cardinale, `ncep‚nd cu r\s\ritul. Simbolic,
turta este rupt\ deasupra capului miresei, buc\]i din ea fiind oferite celor
prezen]i. Potrivit obiceiului, p\strat din vremea romanilor, cei care m\-
n‚nc\ din turt\ au noroc sau se c\s\toresc repede.
CUNUNIA {I MASA
Cu miri, na[i [i invita]i, alaiul pornea spre biseric\. Dup\ el se arunca
p‚ine [i sare, `n semn de bel[ug. Pe drum, copiii ie[eau cu g\le]i pline
cu ap\ [i flori, `n semn de noroc, [i primeau `n schimb bani de la mire.
~n timpul cununiei, mirii `ncorona]i [i na[ii erau „b\tu]i“ cu bomboane
[i bani, la „Isaia d\n]uie[te“, fapt ce simboliza dorin]a nunta[ilor ca viitorul
cuplu s\ aib\ parte de bel[ug. Dup\ terminarea slujbei, alaiul, cu lum‚n\rile
aprinse `nainte, se `ndreapt\ spre locul de desf\[urare a petrecerii. Aici,
nunta[ii sunt `nt‚mpina]i cu p‚ine [i sare sau cu dar de colaci. Ast\zi, la ora[,
pi[coturile au luat locul colacilor, dar miezul simbolic este acela[i. ®
® groom must be shaved by his
best friend, while the bride is at
her house with her mother and
girlfriends, who must help her
dress up and put on the wedding
veil.
THE BRIDE’S ROUND DANCE
Also known as the “Nuneasca“,
the bride’s round dance takes
place at the future wife’s house.
While the guests are dancing, the
bride’s mother gives small presents
to the godfathers, the in-laws
and to other close relatives. The
dancers also receive cockades.
After the round dance, the
godmother makes a toast and
splits into several pieces a knotshaped
bread or an unleavened
bread decorated with ornaments.
Four pieces of bread are thrown in
four different parts symbolizing
the four points of the compass. The
first piece is always thrown to the
East and the bread must be divided
over the bride’s head. Some of
bread pieces are then served to the
guests as it is believed that those
who eat it will become very lucky
persons or will get married soon.
THE RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Afterwards the wedding procession
heads to the church. Behind
them, pieces of bread and salt are
scattered for the new couple to
have a prosper life. On the way to
the church, children used to meet
the groom and bride with flowers
and buckets with water and in
return the groom would give them
money. During the religious service,
the guests would throw candies
and coins at the groom and
bride. The gesture expresses the
guests’ best wishes.
After the religious service, the
wedding procession, holding lit
candles, goes to the party hall. All
the guests are welcomed with
bread and salt. Nowadays, the
bread has been replaced with cookies,
but the symbolic essence is
the same.
A traditional wedding feast
attracts almost the entire community.
The feast means music, special
dishes, wine, and lots of presents.
The bride must give presents
to the spiritual parents of the
wedding and then all the guests
start presenting their gifts for the
newly weds. The gifts usually
comprised grains and money.
The feast used to end in the
morning, when the bride had to
take off the wedding veil and replace
it with a scarf. Then the guests
would start drinking red “tzuica“.
KIDNAPPING THE BRIDE
The custom to kidnap de bride
is still alive although no one
knows where it comes from.
During the wedding party some
guests take advantage of the
groom’s lack of attention and ®