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Did you get a marriage proposal? Congratulations! Then it's time to choose the month for the wedding! And here many newlyweds start to feel dizzy, because there are so many things to take into account: from the workload of banquet halls and the employment of specialists to personal preferences and will accept. The Wedding.ws portal will tell you about the latter, telling you about favorable days by months and dates for holding a wedding in accordance with folk signs and other factors.

Folk signs for a wedding by months

Let's look at the main signs regarding choosing a date for a wedding by months to find out what time of the year promises spouses a long and happy life!

Wedding signs for months "assert" that a family union, concluded in the winter season, will be doomed to overspending the family budget. But this is only a general sign, each of the cold months has its own meaning:

  • wedding in december promises young strong and lasting love, which will grow stronger and intensify every year.
  • January wedding- not the best choice, because according to signs, such a marriage will end with the early loss of one of the spouses, most likely the husband. Or such a marriage will often be on the verge of divorce.
  • February wedding promises the newlyweds a long family life filled with happiness and joy.

In Rus', winter marriages just happened at the end of February - the time of Maslenitsa, because this promised the young that they would “ride like cheese in butter”! And if it was snowing on the wedding day, then prosperity and happiness for the young are definitely guaranteed! In addition, engagements were often concluded at this time, and the wedding itself was held on Krasnaya Gorka, beloved by all the newlyweds.


The celebration, held during the awakening of nature from winter sleep, promised the young couple a marriage in which love would always live, and a house filled with fun. But there are more accurate signs in which spring month it is worth or not to play a wedding:

  • March wedding portends young people life in a foreign country or away from home.
  • April wedding- unstable family life: happiness in marriage will be changeable and fickle.
  • May wedding promises young betrayal of one of the spouses and mutual distrust. In addition, as the signs say, marriage this month can lead to the fact that spouses will suffer all their lives.

The most favorable day for a wedding in spring is Krasnaya Gorka (1st Sunday after Easter), which promises young people a strong and long union.


A wedding organized by a sultry time portends a young life in joy and "warmth". And if you go over the months specifically, you can find out that each of them has its own interesting meaning:

June is great for binding hearts with a sacred union. Harmony and happiness will reign in the family, and spouses will love each other immensely

  • June wedding turn marriage into an ongoing honeymoon. Happiness, harmony and love will always reign in the family.
  • July wedding has a twofold interpretation: the family will be "visited" by both joy and sorrow, all equally.
  • wedding in august promises a friendly family life filled with romance and tenderness.


A beautiful autumn time can be a great time for a celebration (except October!), This “golden” wedding will sometimes mark the beginning of a strong and long marriage. And if we talk specifically by month, then there are such signs:

  • September wedding portends spouses a quiet and calm life, filled with harmony and mutual respect.
  • wedding in october- not the best choice, because she threatens spouses with various difficulties in family relationships.
  • November wedding“give” young people happiness and peace in family life, as well as prosperity and financial independence.


Now you know what the month you have chosen for your wedding means and how it can affect the fate of your union. If you already fully believe the signs regarding the choice of the day for the wedding, then you should also pay attention not only to the month, but also to the date in this month. Auspicious days for a wedding in accordance with folk examples are presented in the following photo, in which the dates for the wedding are indicated by months in blue.


Astrological meaning of weddings by month

When choosing a month for a wedding, pay attention not only to signs, but also to the astrological forecast in order to choose a favorable date for the celebration in accordance with the lunar cycle:

  • Auspicious days for a wedding are 10, 11, 17, 21, 26, 27 days of the lunar cycle.
  • Unfavorable - 3-5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 19.

In addition, the fate of the marriage union will be influenced by the zodiac sign under which a new family was formed:

  • If you schedule a wedding on dates under the signs of the elements of Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), then your life will be full of passion and love, optimism and striving for the best.
  • If on dates under the signs of the elements of Air (Aquarius, Libra, Gemini), then you are destined to build easy and comfortable family relationships filled with harmony and trust.
  • If on dates under the signs of the elements of the Earth (Virgo, Capricorn, Taurus), then your life will be measured and calm.
  • If on dates under the signs of the elements of Water (Scorpio, Pisces, Cancer), then your family relationships will never lose sensuality and sharpness, and you will always treat each other gently and attentively.


church calendar

In addition to personal preferences and current wedding signs, you should also pay attention to the church calendar, because not all days are suitable for marriage. When choosing a wedding month and a specific date, you should definitely take into account the following recommendations of the church:

  • January: do not marry during Advent (January 1-6). Unfavorable dates this month for a wedding are from 7 to 9.
  • February: you should not appoint a wedding for the meeting of the Lord - February 15th. In addition, unfavorable dates are February 17-23.
  • March: in this month, a wedding cannot be held at all, and unfavorable dates for concluding a marriage union are March 3-19.
  • April: it is better to refuse to hold a wedding on Easter or the Annunciation, but Krasnaya Gorka (7 days after Easter) is an ideal choice.
  • May: you can’t get married on the Ascension of the Lord and the day before it (39th and 40th days after Easter).
  • June: you should not schedule a wedding for the second half of the month, in particular, on Trinity, Trinity Saturday and Petrov Post.
  • July: only after the 12th you will be able to get permission for the wedding.
  • August: You can hold a celebration only until the Dormition Fast, which begins on the 14th.
  • September: favorable dates for concluding an alliance before God are September 5, 12 and 19, but on 21 (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) and 27 (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) this event should not be scheduled.
  • October: a more favorable time for a wedding is the second half of the month.
  • November: you should not play a wedding on the 1st and 2nd numbers, because these dates are memorial days.
  • December: it is forbidden to get married on Advent.

The following table lists some church holidays and dates on which a wedding celebration should not be scheduled.

The last week before Petrovsky Lent is called Trinity Week. It personifies the calendar border of spring and summer. It is believed that mermaids come out of the water at this time. Therefore, the Trinity Week is called differently Rusal, which has its own traditions and rituals. Trinity week 2017, begins on June 5, immediately after the Holy Trinity Day.

Trinity week: signs

The beginning of summer is a very important period in the life of peasants. This is the time of agricultural and sowing work. The weather conditions of the summer period are of great importance for the future harvest.

If it rains on Trinity, according to an agricultural sign, this means that the summer will not be dry, warm, without frost on the soil, fruitful, and in autumn there will be a lot of mushrooms.

Signs for girls

Unmarried girls wove wreaths and lowered them into the water, so that they themselves fell into the river from their heads. Where the wreath floats - from there the betrothed will come. If the wreath has sunk - a bad omen, to tears, narrowed this year, you can not wait.

After the Ascension of the Lord, a wreath woven with their own hands was tied to a birch. Then they came to the tree on Trinity and looked, if the birch blossoms and has become even more beautiful, then this year there will be a wedding or meet a betrothed.

If the birch withered, you should not expect a good groom and a happy marriage this year.
To dream of a betrothed, on the night before Trinity, unmarried girls put birch twigs under their pillows.

Trinity week: wedding

A Trinity wedding is a good omen. This promises future spouses a long and happy family life, prosperity, a life of prosperity, love and harmony.

Rites and rituals for the Trinity

Trinity herbs (it is better if they are illuminated in the temple) protect the house from uninvited guests, from enemies and evil spirits. According to folk tradition, in the service in the temple on the Trinity, you need to cry on grass, birch twigs or flowers. At least a few tears should fall. This meant getting rid of drought and trouble. In modern Christian tradition weep for our sins. This means that the summer and the rest of the year will pass according to the will of God. They mourn every single sin, every blade of grass, thereby purifying their soul, becoming cleaner, kinder and wiser.

Dried Trinity grass has its purpose. Thyme, popularly called Bogoroditsina grass - female grass, helps to give birth, raise and educate children, protects the family. The spicy smell attracts the desired guests and the betrothed, helps to fulfill the desire. Bitter wormwood - protects from mermaids and evil spirits, serves as a talisman for the home. Mint - its delicate smell and miraculous properties, according to folk signs, create love, harmony, well-being, balance, protection from enemies and create a stable financial situation in the house. They say that if you carry mint leaves in your wallet, then the money will be multiplied and will never be spent in vain. The mourned grass in the temple is brought into the house, it is hidden behind the icons or in a bag and placed under the pillow, which promises restful sleep and health.

In ancient times, agriculture was considered almost the only way to ensure the well-being of the family. For most of the year, the population of Rus' was busy raising the crop, and then harvesting it. In the autumn there came a period when work became much less. For this reason, this time of the year has become especially popular for matchmaking, as well as wedding festivities. Thanks to this factor, autumn received a special characteristic, and it began to be called "the time for weddings."

Autumn is the time for weddings

In Rus', weddings were played not only in the fall, but the reasons for the popularity of this time of year as a season of celebrations are due to the usual everyday features of the life of the Russian people. The life of the people of that time was closely connected with church traditions, which everyone had to accept, as well as some everyday nuances. The opportunity to arrange festivities in the spring, for example, was an impossible task for ordinary villagers. All material resources and own forces were sent to prepare for the main business - the beginning of agricultural work.

Prosperous and rich representatives of the Russian people played weddings at any time of the year, but autumn always remained a priority. Traditionally, the time for weddings opened simultaneously with the celebration of Krasnaya Gorka on the first Sunday after Easter and ended on the last days of November. For modern newlyweds, the desire to celebrate a wedding in the fall is due to other reasons that are not related to seasonal work or other factors that played a major role in the old days.

Modern benefits of autumn as a wedding season:

  • in summer it is difficult to gather guests due to the vacation period;
  • nature in autumn is distinguished by its special beauty and richness of colors;
  • most vegetables and fruits ripen in autumn.

It's time for weddings in Rus' according to the church calendar

Traditionally, the time for weddings in Rus' began on the day of Simeon the Stylite, which was celebrated on September 14, and ended at the end of November, simultaneously with the beginning of Lent. Among the existing temple holidays, special days stood out when weddings were not only recommended, but even considered a good omen. The most favorable periods for marriage, as well as weddings, are the Autumn meat-eater, the Winter meat-eater and the beginning of summer.

autumn meat eater

The favorable period for weddings, which starts on August 28 and ends on November 28, is called "Autumn Meat-Eater". Its beginning point is the Assumption, and the end point is the Nativity Fast. The most important holiday for girls during the period of the Autumn Meat-Eater is Pokrov (October 14). According to custom, on the eve of this day, it was necessary to ask the Most Holy Theotokos to meet with her betrothed. Weddings played on this day are the happiest.

"Second Autumn" is a holiday that was traditionally celebrated on September 21st. On the one hand, this day is long-awaited by the completion of work, harvesting, on the other hand, the best time for celebrating weddings. The more common name for this holiday is the Nativity of the Virgin. She is the main assistant to women and mothers, so marriages made on this day are the strongest.

winter carnivore

Winter meat-eater is the time of weddings, which begins a few days after Christmas and ends with Maslenitsa. In Rus', these few weeks were called "svadebnik". There are no church holidays at this time, so the parents of unmarried and unmarried children actively wooed their children, and also played noisy weddings. The time for celebrations began immediately after the end of Christmas time. Until January 19, the Church does not conduct wedding ceremonies.

In February, the choice of the date of the wedding should be treated with caution. Pancake Week begins on the 16th, and Great Lent begins on February 23rd. It is better to conclude marriages before this period. Valentine's Day (February 14) is especially popular. On this day, millions of couples tie the knot. According to church traditions, it is recommended to get married before February 16th. Marriages concluded during this period are happy and promise the newlyweds a quiet life in peace and understanding.

It is not recommended to celebrate weddings in December. This is due to the advent of Christmas. According to legend, families created during this period are doomed to failure. In the old days, the wedding ceremony was an obligatory tradition. Fasting prohibits wedding festivities, weddings, and also imposes significant restrictions on the festive table. December is the busiest month for church prohibitions.

spring-summer time

The next wedding season opens on the first Sunday after the end of Easter. Traditionally, this period is called the spring-summer season of weddings and festivities. Weddings continued to be played until Trinity. This tradition is also popular among modern newlyweds. According to statistics, the holiday has been characterized as a wedding boom for many years.

In the old days, it was believed that marriages made on Krasnaya Gorka received support from above. According to popular beliefs, young families created on this day will definitely be happy and strong. Krasnaya Gorka lasts one week. The period got its name thanks to the tradition of celebrating spring with mass events that unite all the inhabitants of the village. For celebrations in Rus', the highest points of villages and villages were chosen. The main attention during the festivities was given to unmarried girls and boys. During the celebrations, potential suitors made proposals to their brides.

The girls put on their most beautiful dresses and jewelry, trying by all means to attract the attention of their chosen ones. It was believed that a young man who, during the celebration of Krasnaya Gorka, would douse a girl with water, should definitely come to her in the near future to woo her. All unmarried beauties expected such an act from gentlemen.

Summer is a difficult time for newlyweds. At this time, it is difficult to choose a suitable wedding date. May is the main unfavorable month for weddings. In June and July, Trinity Week, Petrov and the Apostolic Fast almost replace each other. If you manage to choose a wedding date outside of church holidays and falling on the right day of the week, then you should pay special attention to ancient signs. June, according to legend, promises a sweet life, and July is compared with sweet and sour berries.

What days do not play weddings and do not get married

According to the church calendar, some dates are undesirable for weddings. Previously, it was forbidden to carry out a wedding on important church holidays, the period of fasting, as well as some specific days of the week. The first two nuances have survived to this day, and significant changes have occurred with the days of the week suitable for marriage. In Rus', for example, it was impossible to play weddings on Wednesdays or Fridays. Modern traditional days for painting are Friday and Saturday.

Periods when you can not play weddings and get married:

  • Maslenitsa week (“to marry on Maslenitsa - to intermarry with misfortune”);
  • the month of May (“to marry in May - toil all your life, not to see happiness”);
  • fasting period (Uspensky, Veliky, Rozhdestvensky, Petrov);
  • period of Christmas time;
  • Tuesday, Thursday at any time of the year;
  • September 11 and 27 (the days of the beheading of John the Baptist and the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord).

The Day of the Holy Trinity is a great day for those in whose hearts faith lives. This is one of the twelve main holidays of the Orthodox calendar.

When is the Orthodox Trinity celebrated in Rus'?

The holiday is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, which is why it is also called Pentecost. The trinity of God is reflected in the first name of the holiday, glorifying God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. In 2020 Trinity falls on June 7th.

It is believed that the Church was born on this day. According to biblical teaching, on the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Christ, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles who had gathered on Mount Sinai in the form of flames that burned, but did not burn. At that moment, their souls were filled with inexplicable awe and ardent love for God.

While praising the Lord, the apostles found themselves speaking different languages ​​but understanding each other. They received the gift of healing sickness and set off to preach the word of God in all parts of the world. Thus the miracle of the birth of faith united the whole world.

The Gift of Tongues in the Modern World

As Bishop Alexander (Mileant) writes, in the last century a movement of so-called "Pentecostals" appeared in the United States, who believed that they could revive the gift of tongues received by the apostles. At present, Pentecostal organizations have appeared in Europe and Russia. Sectarian adherents, using artificial methods, are trying to call in themselves the ability to speak some kind of unconditional language. The shamanistic methods that they use are condemned by the official church, since the gift of tongues is of divine origin and cannot be born from special human efforts.

Church Traditions for Trinity 2012

On this day, three prayers are read in churches, and for the first time after Easter, believers kneel. On this summer morning, people bring flowers and fragrant herbs (mint, thyme, wormwood) to church as symbols of fertility and renewal of all things. After the service, the brought herbs are allowed to be taken home. It is believed that Trinity greenery, taken from the church, is a powerful amulet for the whole house, where it will be stored. When going to church, it is customary to wear green clothes, emerald green is the main color of this holiday.

In churches, the Divine Morning Liturgy is held, turning into Vespers. In prayers, people ask God for reason and wisdom, for the granting of God's mercy and grace to all living people, remember the dead and pray for their arrangement in another world. After the service, parishioners rush to visit their relatives, exchange symbolic gifts, and sit down at the festive table.

Celebration of the Trinity among the people

Trinity Day begins with people cleaning the house. The whole world is being renewed on this bright morning, so the dwelling requires getting rid of everything old and unnecessary, liberation for new clean energy. After cleaning, the dwelling is filled with the aroma of herbs and flowers that decorate the rooms. Lush loaves are prepared for guests, pancakes and pies are baked.

In the celebration of the Trinity, church rituals are intertwined with pagan rituals preserved among the people and the cult of good and evil forces. Trinity is celebrated for three days, each of which has its own characteristics.


Green Sunday

On Green Sunday, the first day of the celebration, icons in churches and houses were decorated with birch branches. During the service, some specially shed tears on the flowers brought. According to pagan culture, the rite of mourning for greenery was supposed to protect the fields from drought, to call for rain.

Divination on a birch

Birch is the main ritual tree of the holiday. Birch leaves were dried on Trinity to keep the household from the evil eye. They swept the graves with birch brooms, drove away the evil spirit from the dead. Many beliefs and rituals are associated with a birch on the Trinity, and above all they are associated with fortune telling.

Unmarried girls wove birch wreaths and lowered them into the water at night. If the wreath did not leave the shore, then this year the beauty was not destined to leave the house by getting married. The floating wreath meant that soon the girl would have to marry and leave her father's house to become the mistress of her husband's house.

The rite of curling a birch

During the birch curling ritual, women spoke to their relatives for health and good luck, as if weaving and fixing their desires into birch branches. In the same way, they charmed the guy they liked. They said that thinking about their beloved and curling the branches of the Trinity birch, the girls intertwine the fate of the chosen one with their own, lure him.

Folk festivals were organized in the forests and fields, during which they sang songs and danced round dances. The Trinity was considered a "girl's" day in Rus', since in mass outdoor festivities, in which a large number of single guys participated, they got to know each other a lot, after which weddings played in the villages all summer.

Green Sunday beliefs

There is a belief that on Green Sunday all the evil spirits that live in reservoirs rise to the surface. Therefore, you can’t swim on this day, otherwise you can become a victim of the Water Man, who is looking for his victims near the shore in order to drag them to the bottom. To drive away the unclean, bonfires were laid out along the rivers and lakes, scaring away uninvited spirits with fire.

On the first Trinity day, along with the king of the underwater world, Mermaids rise to the surface. To protect yourself from their alluring singing and charms, you should wear wreaths of fragrant herbs. Having dispersed all the evil spirits on Green Sunday, the next morning after it began with bathing.


Klechalny Monday

Klechanny Monday, which was the second day of the holiday, etymologically refers to the word "klechanni", which was called maple leaves. Maple was used to cover floors and yards as decoration. On this day, services were held in churches, after which the priests went to the fields, where they said prayers for fertility and protection of livestock, asking for grace for the entire economy.

On Klechalny Monday, it was not customary to work in the garden and field, since the land on this day was considered a birthday girl. This morning, many went in search of treasure, hoping that on their name day the earth would surely reward a good person with something of value.

God Spirit Day

The third day of the celebration was the day of the Spirit of God. Cheerful Russian fun "Drive the Poplar" distinguished this day from the other two. "Topol" was chosen from the most beautiful and tall unmarried girls of the village, dressed up in a festive way, tied with all kinds of ribbons, lace, beads, into which flowers, wreaths and tree branches were woven. After that, she was taken around the village, performing ritual songs and dances.

"Topolya" bowed to the oncoming ones, wished them a rich harvest, for which she received coins or treats from them. It was a great success for the villagers to meet Topolya, since the girl's words were considered prophetic.

Folk omens for the Trinity

  1. Rain on Trinity was interpreted in different ways. Some believed that water falling from the sky would bring tears for the dead. Others took the rain as an omen of a large harvest of mushrooms and generally good, favorable weather for the economy.
  2. A hot day on Trinity promised a dry summer and, consequently, a poor harvest. Special ritual songs were sung to call for rain.
  3. On Green Sunday, women were forbidden to knit, sew, garden, or perform other hard work. All household chores stopped, so as not to desecrate the holiday, and had to continue only the next day.
  4. Great humidity was expected from haymaking, if on Bogodukhov day the collected birch branches remained fresh. The sap-retained birch leaves meant that the rain would ruin the hay this summer.

Signs on the Trinity associated with the dead

  1. On holidays, people tried to avoid bad thoughts, quarrels and, in general, were especially kind to those around them. Thinking evil was a bad omen.
  2. On the eve of the Trinity, one should visit the dead in the cemetery. If this is not done on Parental Saturday, the people believed, the dead will take the living with them. After returning from the cemetery, a memorial dinner was prepared, and the clothes of deceased relatives were hung on the fence to ward off death. The deadline for visiting the graves was the morning of the first day of Trinity.
  3. Freshly baked bread was brought to the field as a tribute to the dead, so that they would call for a good harvest.

Family signs on the Trinity

  1. A girl could bring a wreath woven for the Trinity as a gift to the groom, as a symbol of fidelity and love. If the girl was not in love, then by the wreath that she took home, one could judge the near future. Withered stems and branches meant a quick sharp turn in life. The riot of flowers and the freshness of greenery said that a girl should be "green", that is, unmarried, all year round. The development of the wreath promised bad things, meant the collapse of plans and desires.
  2. If on Trinity a girl managed to hear a cuckoo in the forest, she asked her the question of how long she would live in her father's house. How many times a bird sings, how many years a girl will remain without a husband.
  3. Women went out on Trinity morning to collect dew. According to legend, such water had healing powers and restored youth.
  4. When children appeared in the family, then closer to the age when they could marry, mothers kept a piece of the Trinity pie. A dry slice was handed to the newlyweds at the wedding, as a talisman protecting the family from discord, money problems, illnesses and all evil.
  5. It was not customary to play weddings on Trinity. A marriage concluded on Trinity week was predicted to soon break up. At the same time, they actively got to know each other and got married these days, since the family “growing from the Trinity” was considered protected by the forces of Nature itself. In the house of the spouses who met on the Trinity, a large offspring, peace and family well-being were expected. Such a union was predicted to have a long and happy life together.

Everyone knows that the Trinity is a celebration of nature and joy, but Saturday on the eve of this church holiday is considered parental, when it is customary to remember deceased relatives, go to the cemetery, but also, of course, try not to laugh and have fun. However, Saturday is also the day of marriages. So the question arises, if a wedding is scheduled for the holiday of Trinity Saturday, is it permissible or not? The Church has nothing against this event, but you need to remember the rules of the wedding on this day.

Parental Saturday wedding rules

- In the evening, on the eve of the wedding, the bride and her bridesmaids need to cry. You can cut an onion or remember unpleasant moments from your life. Wipe away tears with Trinity herbs, which are put under the marriage bed, so that later in marriage they will never shed tears.

- If possible, then go to the grave of relatives at dawn, put flowers and herbs. Thus, the bride will be sad first, and then have fun. The groom can also start his solemn morning with a trip to the cemetery.

- The bride and groom were obliged to give a piece of their cake to the beggar, so that he would pray and commemorate the deceased.

- The bride must wear black shoes, so she will honor the memory of deceased relatives. If this is not possible, then at least take a black handbag or purse, powder box, etc. The groom should refuse a white wedding suit.

– Witnesses must be dressed in green, but at least have some part of the wardrobe of this shade.

- If one of the parents of the young did not live to see this beautiful day, then they went to his grave and asked for blessings, bowing three times, put a piece of wedding cake and a stack of mash. Then they left, and one of the relatives had to eat and drink food, in no case could it be left on the grave, since it was believed that damage could be done to the family through these items.

- On the table of the newlyweds it was necessary to lay two tablecloths - the upper one was white, the lower one was dark. It was believed that one was for the young, and the second was for deceased relatives who would definitely “attend” the celebration of the young. For the same purposes, you need to put an extra cutlery in order to regale your ancestors.

- There was such a custom - to call the "Trinity" parents to the wedding. These are brothers or sisters of the young parents. A green and black ribbon was hung on them crosswise, where the first is a symbol of the Trinity, and the second is mourning. They collected gifts and money for the young, were the organizers of competitions, and also prepared the bedroom for the bride and groom, sprinkling the floor with herbs of wormwood and calamus.

- There was also such a tradition - to roll an egg that a black hen laid that day over the heads of the young. This elderly relative did, while she sentenced three times these words: “I roll an egg from a black hen, I take spoilage and a beating from young ones”. Then it was broken and poured into running water (in modern conditions it can be a toilet), it was believed that the water would take away all the hardships. The shells were crushed and thrown into the wind, which also carried all the troubles.

- Bridesmaids after the end of the wedding took off her wedding headdress and put on a wreath of herbs collected at dawn, put in the middle of the circle and sang songs. Then the young woman twirled around herself, closing her eyes to throw a wreath from her head. Whoever falls into the hands will be the first to marry. The girl kept the wreath until her marriage in a secluded place.

- Cats and cats were considered guides to the other world, so the bride took a cat, stroked her, begging her for family happiness. They say that thanks to the cat, the ancestors could hear the words of the newlywed and help in their implementation.

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