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[] BRAMA-Gateway Ukraine -- Arts and Culture ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - uaoc.org Ukrainian Weddings BRAMA Arts & Culture Artists Essays Image Gallery Language Literature Music Museums, etc. Traditions Easter Christmas Kobzari/lirnyky Kobzar Fotos Wedding Pics I Wedding Pics II Wedding Pics III Wedding FAQ Message Board e-Shopping Directory Arts/Culture Links "Ukrainian Minstrels: and the blind shall sing" by Natalie Kononenko Virtual Bandura Museum More N. Kononenko fotos at U. of Virginia Click on the pictures to see larger views (52k, 74k, 44k, 73k, 62k, and 84k in size, respectively). In Gidzivka, Ukraine, a collective farming village dating back to the ninth century, families and friends celebrate a wedding. Traditionally, before the bride and groom can marry, they must each bow in front of their parents and grandparents and kiss loaves of homemade bread to symbolize the transition from their old family to a new one. The couple also visited the gravesite of the bride's father to pay their respects. Dancing, a feast, and much vodka -- all part of a three-day ceremony. | Top of page | ** HOT : [ Ukrainian Christmas Traditions ] [ SHOP UKRAINIAN ] [ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2006 ] BRAMA Home -- BRAMA in Ukrainian -- Calendar -- Ukrai NEWS tand -- Community Press -- Search BRAMA -- Arts/Culture -- Business -- CLASSIFIEDS -- Compute/Software -- Social Issues -- Education -- Fun -- Law -- e-LISTS&BB's -- Nova Khvylia (New Wave) -- SPORTS -- Travel -- Ukraine -- Government -- Diaspora Directory -- Suggest a Link -- Report a dead link -- About BRAMA - WebHosting - Domains - Advertising -- What's New? -- GOOGLE -- Yahoo! Copyright © 1997-2007 BRAMA, Inc. tm , Inc. All Rights Reserved.