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Greek Wedding
Incorporating Greek Traditions Into A Modern Wedding In Lindos, Rhodes, Greece
In a Greek wedding the couple wear their wedding ring on their left hand until the ceremony when the ring is swapped and worn on their right hand to show that they are married. The groom carries his bride's bouquet to the church and awaits her arrival at the door of the church where he presents her with the bouquet.
The best man, known as the koumbaros, is of special importance in a Greek wedding. During the ceremony, he swaps the rings over between the bride and groom's fingers and places crowns called stefana on their heads. The bride and groom are crowned as king and queen of their own kingdom, their home. The ribbon that joins the two crowns is to symbolise their unity.
Unmarried friends of the Greek bride will write their names on the sole of the bride's shoe. The girls whose names are not rubbed off at the end of the evening are supposed to get married themselves within a year.
To bring fertility and prosperity to the newlyweds, a popular tradition is baby-rolling on the matrimonial bed. Babies of friends and family are placed on the bed and gently rolled from side to side whilst older ladies sing traditional songs.
Greek brides might wear a charm in the shape of an eye to protect the wedding from bad luck.
Greek favours:
Bonbonierres – these traditional Greek favours are sugar coated almond sweets. They are wrapped in voile and given to guests as they leave the wedding ceremony. Traditionally, five almonds must be in each favour, an odd number, to represent how the newlyweds cannot be separated and each almond represents health, wealth, happiness, prosperity and long life.
Melecounia - on the island of Rhodes it is traditional to distribute melecounia, honey, almond and sesame cakes to the guests following the wedding, symbolising a sweet future.
For more details on getting married in Greece, visit our website www.UniqueWeddingsRhodes.com
About the Author
Beverley is the senior wedding planner for Unique Wedding Rhodes and organises and coordinates weddings throughout Greece.
What Chicago based restaurants were used in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding?
Only the Chicago based restaurants.
The restaurant name in the movie is "Dancing Zorba's" based on the name "Zorba's House Restaurant"
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