Previously, getting married without parental blessing was considered unacceptable for the bride. Only girls who fled from their family and went against the will of their parents did this. Today, the blessing of the young does not always happen, and many people do not know how to properly conduct the ceremony.
Instruction manual
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The bride is blessed by both her parents and the groom's parents. The first - as a sign of being released into another family, the second - showing their willingness to accept a girl in a new family. In order to conduct the ceremony, buy an icon (unless, of course, you are going to pass on to the young ones that your parents once passed on to you). Most often they use the icons of the Kazan Mother of God and Jesus Christ, although the church does not give specific instructions on this subject. You can choose the image of any saint.
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If you are the bride’s parents, then you should bless your daughter before she goes to the registry office. Try to ensure that outsiders are not present during the sacrament. If the blessing happens on the wedding day, get away with the young from the guests.
3
Take the icon so that the faces of the saints are turned to the young. Take care not to touch the icon with your bare hands: keep it laid with a towel-towel.
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Say parting words and cross the bride with the icon, letting her kiss the image afterwards. Repeat the same procedure for the groom. Then baptize both children, wishing them to create a friendly, strong family, as befits true Christians. It is important that your parting words be sincere, otherwise they will lose their strength, or rather they won’t gain it. It is better to refuse to perform the sacrament if you are not sure of its necessity or do not believe in the Lord.
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If you are the groom’s parents, bless the young people after they register their relationship. Previously, weddings were celebrated in the husband’s house, now more often - in the banquet hall, so you can hold a ceremony not traditionally at the threshold of your home, but right in the restaurant. The main thing is not a place where they turn to God, but how they turn.
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Bless the young, and then invite them to taste the bread and salt, that is, serve a wedding loaf. After this is done, put the loaf on the table, and next to it an icon. When the holiday ends, the newlyweds will take the image to their home so that it protects their family from misfortunes. And how their life will turn out depends not only on the icons, but on whether the husband and wife can follow parental instructions.
