Ukraine -- Chernihivs'ka oblast' -- Nosivs'kyi raion -- Mryn
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| The wedding of Serhii Mykolaiovych Brovarets to Zoia Ivanivna Zaiets. The bride's parents bless the couple. They had two icons, one of the Virgin and Child (Bohorodytsia) and one of Christ the Savior (Spasytel'). They took each in turn, Christ the Savior first, and pressed it three times on the head, back, the right shoulder, then the left shoulder of first the groom and then the bride. The pressing of the icon was done in a cross-shaped fashion. There was a certain joking element to the pressing and the parents were urged to "hurt" the couple because this was going to be their last chance to "teach" their daughter. They were also urged not to get too carried away with hurting the groom because they might have to rely on him. Once the blessing was done with the Savior icon, it was handed to the groom. The same procedure was repeated with the Virgin icon and it was handed to the bride.
Ukraine -- Chernihivs'ka oblast' -- Nosivs'kyi raion -- Mryn |
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