Greec wedding traditions
tradition before the weddings is a "baby rolling" tradition. During this thing the
friends' and relatives' babies are being gently rolled from one side to another on the
matrimonial bed. The bed is also strewn with rose petals, coins and sugar-coated
almonds. It is all supposed to bring fertility, happiness and prosperity to the new
marriage. Of course the well known tradition of groom not seeing his bride in her
wedding dress before the ceremony is considered bad luck in Greece too.
Koumbaros is the most important person man at a Greek wedding who is not
the groom or the priest. Usually that man is the groom's godfather, but it can also be
some other man, who is named as a mark of great honor. He has an extended duties
during the ceremony. He holds twin crowns over the heads of the bride and groom,
which shows that the couple are the King and Queen of their union as man and wife.
And he also joins them in a symbolic gesture by circling the alter three times. It is
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