If you'
re lucky enough to be engaged to a lovely Russian lady, you may want to acquaint yourself with some of Russia'
s typical wedding traditions. Courtship in Russia usually begins in the late teens, as becoming a treasured wife and beloved mother are two very important objectives for the average Russian girl.
Russians have no formal engagement ceremony. A man will ask a lady to marry him, she will agree, and generally there are no engagement rings, no bent knees, and many families are not even notified right away.
Wedding plans are quite simple compared to American standards. Russia does not recognize church weddings to be official, so each couple must register with ZAGS, the body of local government that officiates marriage, divorce, births, deaths, etc. The couple will plan their wedding to occur in the following 1 - 3 months, and will choose either a church ceremony or a civil ceremony at a so-called “Wedding Palace.” The latter is known as a “Citizens' Marriage.”
In a traditional Russian Orthodox wedding, the couple is crowned “Royal Couple of the Day.” The priest blesses the rings. After exchanging the rings, the bride and groom will be given lighted candles signaling the couple's spiritual willingness to receive God'
s blessing. They join right hands to symbolize “oneness” as the priest leads everyone in prayer. Now the couple will be “crowned” by the priest who will hold elaborate crowns over their heads, signifying the martyrdom of Christ, and the immeasurable self-sacrifice required on both sides for a successful marriage. A common cup of wine will be given to the couple to drink, symbolizing the sharing of joys and burdens, and finally a blessing is bestowed upon the newlyweds and all those who attend .
In previous centuries, wedding guests used to attempt to drive away unclean spirits from the ceremony by firing a gun during the couple'
s blessing. Other methods of scaring away evil spirits included hammering nails into the church walls, and the cracking of a whip by the best man. Sometimes guests and relatives would mention the bride and groom by name for several days so as to lead spirits astray.
In the modern Russian civil ceremony, each couple is greeted with bread and salt to symbolize fertility and success. Later at the reception, each may take a bite from the bread or wedding cake, and the one who takes the biggest bite may be the leader of the family household.
The groom will have to undergo a few challenges on the way to the alter to prove his determination to marry his beloved bride-to-be. For example, on his way to retrieve his bride for the ceremony he may be prevented from fetching her until he answers a series of questions or puzzles. He might be given a piece of paper with kisses on it, and be required to identify which lips were his bride-to-be'
s before being allowed to move on to the next puzzle. Another popular wedding custom is for the bride'
s friends to smuggle her away from the groom during the reception when he is preoccupied. They will hide her in an undisclosed location and make the groom find her, or pay a hefty ransom for her safe and timely return.
Wedding rings are placed on the ring finger of the right hand, and the groom still gets to kiss the bride. Russian weddings are usually a two-day affair, beginning with a church ceremony, continuing with a train of cars around the city while the couple visits memorials of people who died in WWII or the Russian Civil War, and other famous landmarks. The couple lays flowers at these sights, expressing appreciation for the sacrifices of those before them. After this 2-3 hour tour of the city, it'
s time for the reception. The wedding reception will usually be held at a home or a restaurant, and may go on for several days depending on the amount of food, liquor and friends and family to share it with. During the reception, a close friend or relative will make a champagne toast to the new couple and, keeping with tradition, everyone will throw their glasses on the floor bringing good luck to the couple if the glasses break.
Some standard American wedding customs are only recently becoming popular in Russia, such as having a wedding cake, bridesmaid dresses and a release of doves to signify God'
s blessing. The videotaping of ceremonies, receptions and first nights together is also catching on.
Als Antwort auf eine Anfrage des US-Kongresses vor einigen Jahren hat die U.S. Das Justizministerium hat einen Bericht zu Einwanderungs- und internationalen Eheproblemen herausgegeben, in dem es hieß, "es scheint", dass Ehen zwischen US-Bürgern und Ausländern "in der Regel länger dauern würden" als bei inländischen Ehen insgesamt. Dies ist eine subtile Art zu sagen, dass die Daten widerspiegeln, dass Ehen zwischen Menschen aus verschiedenen Ländern und Kulturen in den Vereinigten Staaten im Allgemeinen langfristig erfolgreicher sind. Dafür kann es zahlreiche Gründe geben – wenn diese Forschung auf hohem Niveau stimmt.
Durch unsere Erfahrung haben wir festgestellt, dass Singles, die es ernst meinen, einen Lebensgefährten zu finden, oft nach Werten und Einstellungen suchen, die sie ihrer Meinung nach zu Hause nicht finden können. Sie sind frustriert über die Möglichkeiten und Optionen, die ihnen in ihrer unmittelbaren Region zur Verfügung stehen. Trotz der offensichtlichen Herausforderungen erkennen sie, dass sie ihren romantischen Horizont erweitern können (und wahrscheinlich sollten), um die Welt nach dieser EINEN besonderen Person zu durchsuchen, die perfekt für sie ist … für immer.
Dauerhafte Liebe ist möglich. Die Chemie und Verbindung, die Sie suchen, IST ohne Kompromisse möglich. Egal, was Sie mit sich selbst diskutieren, jetzt ist es an der Zeit, zumindest Ihre Gelegenheit zu erkunden. Die Aussage, die wir am häufigsten von Kunden hören, die unsere Dienstleistungen in Anspruch genommen haben, lautet: „Warum habe ich das nicht schon vor Jahren getan?“
Wenn jetzt nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt ist - wann wird der richtige Zeitpunkt sein? Warum sollten Sie möglicherweise Jahre Ihres Lebens verschwenden, weil Sie sich davon abgeraten haben, Ihre Gelegenheit jetzt zu untersuchen, weil es noch nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt ist - oder Sie stehen dem internationalen Matchmaking-Prozess skeptisch gegenüber, ohne ihn zumindest zu erkunden. Es ist der richtige Zeitpunkt. Sie werden angenehm überrascht sein, wie einfach, abenteuerlich und erschwinglich der Prozess sein kann. In diesem Moment haben Sie absolut nichts zu verlieren.