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Hungarian wedding traditions. The wedding guests go to the bridegroom’s house. The best man says farewell to the parents of the bridegroom on behalf of him.
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The best man saysfarewelltotheparents of thebridegroomonbehalfofhim
Weddingguestsaskthebride out ather house. Parentssendothersfirstinstead of theirdaughtertomakethegroom more excited
Onbehalf of thebridethebest man saysgoodbyetotheparents.Guestsareofferedfood and drinks. The couple go tochurchor/and theregistryoffice
Aftertheceremonyeveryonegoestothe reception butthegatesarecloseduntiltheguests sing a traditionalfolk song tothebride. Thenthebridegroom has topromiseeverythingtomakeherwife happy and thecouple’sopeningdancecan start
There is a bigdinneratthe reception withtraditionaldishes: chickensoup, stuffedcabbage, stews
Gamesareoften played toentertaintheguests: broomdancingorstealingthebride’sshoe. The groom has toperformsomethingtogetit back
Beforemidnightthere is a bride’sdancewhenallguestsdancewithher. Sometimesguestsgivemoneytoherforthedancetocontributetotheirnew life. The groom is alsodancedbysome of theguests. Afterthisdancethebridechangesherwhiteclothestoredto show thatshe is no longer a bridebutawife!
The groom has alsogot a cake. He breaksitintosmallerpiecestogivealltheguestsone , whichbringsgoodluck
Traditionally, guestsgivepresentstothecoupleatthe end of the reception. However,nowadayspeoplevisitthecouplebeforetheweddingday and givetheircontributionthen.