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OBICEIURI Customs 60<br />
® O mas\ tradi]ional\ de nunt\ e un osp\] care antreneaz\ o mare<br />
parte a comunit\]ii. Nu lipsesc muzica, bucatele alese, vinul, dulciurile [i<br />
schimbul de daruri. Na[ilor li se ofereau cadouri din partea miresei, apoi<br />
`ncepea darul, nunta[ii d‚ndu-le tinerilor bani [i produse agricole.<br />
Petrecerea ]inea p‚n\ diminea]a, c‚nd mireasa schimba voalul cu un<br />
batic. Na[ii erau condu[i acas\, iar ceilal]i nunta[i se amuzau b‚nd<br />
rachiu ro[u. Luni seara era masa stolnicilor - a prietenilor [i a rudelor<br />
care au servit la osp\]. Era r‚ndul lor s\ petreac\.<br />
FURATUL MIRESEI<br />
Obiceiul s-a p\strat, de[i nu i se mai cunosc originile. ~n timpul petrecerii,<br />
unii glume]i profit\ de neaten]ia mirelui [i fur\ mireasa. Mirele este<br />
dator s\ o caute sau s\ o r\scumpere. ~n unele zone, r\pitorii au obliga]ia<br />
de a nu l\sa mireasa pe jos, ea fiind purtat\ numai `n bra]e. ~n alte zone,<br />
se consider\ c\ dac\ a fost furat\ p‚n\ la miezul nop]ii, datoria o pl\te[te<br />
na[ul, iar dac\ a fost furat\ dup\ acea or\, atunci mirele trebuie s-o<br />
r\scumpere. De multe ori, spre hazul invita]ilor, mirele este pus s\<br />
`ndeplineasc\ anumite sarcini.<br />
SCOSUL VOALULUI<br />
Aproape de finalul nun]ii, na[a scoate voalul de pe capul miresei [i `i<br />
acoper\ p\rul cu o e[arf\, ceea ce simbolizeaz\ trecerea de la starea de<br />
fat\ la cea de nevast\. Voalul miresei se prinde `n p\rul unei fete<br />
nem\ritate, despre care se spune c\ va fi urm\toarea ce se va c\s\tori.<br />
La ora[, r\m\[i]e ale acestor uimitoare obiceiuri de nunt\ rom‚ne[ti<br />
se `mpletesc `n zilele noastre cu „ceva nou, ceva `mprumutat, ceva vechi<br />
[i ceva albastru“... ∫<br />
Ia-]i mireas\ ziua bun\<br />
Dear bride, say farewell<br />
kidnap the bride. The groom’s duty<br />
is to search for her or to buy her<br />
back. In some regions, the „kidnappers“<br />
must carry the bride in<br />
their arms until the groom gets her<br />
back. In other areas, if the bride<br />
was kidnapped before mid-night it<br />
is the godfather that has to pay the<br />
ransom. Sometimes the groom<br />
must also deal with all sorts of<br />
pranks in order to get back the<br />
wife.<br />
TAKING OFF THE VEIL<br />
When the party is about to<br />
end, the godmother has to take the<br />
bride’s veil off and replace it with<br />
a scarf. The gesture means the bride<br />
is no longer a maiden but a wife.<br />
The veil is then given to a maiden<br />
and it is said she is the next to<br />
become a wife.<br />
The urban life has replace some<br />
of these amazing ritual with<br />
what we call “something new, something<br />
borrowed, something old<br />
and something blue“... ∫