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    Armenian Wedding Traditions

    Does anyone know what the traditions are for armenian weddings, who pays for what, who does what?

    thanks
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    Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

    Have you heard of the apple tradition?
    Achkerov kute.

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    • #3
      Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

      apple tradition? no...what is it?

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        Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

        Originally posted by bijoux81
        Does anyone know what the traditions are for armenian weddings, who pays for what, who does what?

        thanks
        I think the groom pays for everything...that's what I'm doing.

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          Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

          i am getting married too... and if traditions are similar (not to mention the brides and stuff in laws) i may offer you some anti-depression drugs... women are same everywhere i guess so i will offer you those drugs
          Last edited by Otto3; 06-01-2006, 01:17 PM.

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            Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

            Spend high 5 figures, low 6 figures atleast.

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              Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

              This is what I have seen in Glendale ... The groom's usually pays for the wedding. The bride's family often pays for the engagement if they have a separate one earlier.

              The best man has to dish out some cash too when they go to pick up the bride from her house to go to church. Sometimes some "article of clothing" of hers gets lost so that must be paid for to be recoverd. Sometimes a brother or something will stand in front of the door and not let the bride leave until he gets some cash ... you know ... all sorts of such rediculocities ... etc.

              Then there's the apple tradition but that's at the night when they do the hanna tradition I think ... not sure.
              this post = teh win.

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                Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

                There is no such thing as an Armenian wedding tradition. There are too many Armenian subcultures to talk of one national tradition. It depends on whose tradition you want to follow — please don't follow the Glendale one! Also, you may want to keep in mind that there are many modern Armenians who no longer do anything traditionally, but prefer to be more creative with their weddings.

                In Armenia and elsewhere, you will often find the dove tradition. After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom are given two white doves to release into the air. This is supposed to symbolize eternal love or some such thing.

                Forget the red apple. We've moved too far to have such demeaning traditions.

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                  Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

                  In an armenian wedding I attended once about 5 years ago, the bride and groom wore lavash on thier shoulders before entering the building. At the door they also broke two plates. At one point the bride danced by herself and friends, family members and even strangers would put money in her hand. But people all do different things I suppose. Another wedding they released two birds and would hold onto a red hankerchief as they drank red wine. An apple and some chocolate after the wedding night too.

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                    Re: Armenian Wedding Traditions

                    Originally posted by tunot
                    Forget the red apple. We've moved too far to have such demeaning traditions.
                    Eeeew ... by the way that's not the apple tradition I was talking about. Seems like the more western armenians have this thing where the groom's posse bring an apple to the bride's house the night they put hanna on her feet (I guess the hanna is to make sure they don't switch brides on the groom on the wedding day) ... and the bride's side is supposed to steal the apple while the groom's side protects it.

                    Ok now that was a long sentence.

                    Edit: Now that I think about it, I HOPE this apple is not related to the other apple. I don't even know what the other apple means. Or do I ... ok now I'm confused
                    this post = teh win.

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