Journal Entry #11

WEDDING IN MY COUNTRY

There are different kinds of wedding ceremonies in Turkey. The types of ceremonies depend on the social and economical condition of couples and their families. In rural areas generally wedding ceremonies continue one week and the ceremony become on the street and every people invited in the village. In city weddings, one day before the wedding ceremony, bride, bride’s friends and couples families meet bride’s home but only woman and girl invited this part. During this party, people dance traditionally and they prepare traditional staff for putting to bride’s hand. This party is called “ kina gecesi”. The wedding day, couple sometimes invites marriage officer on the marriage place or sometimes they go to marriage office before ceremony. After marriage officer sign their marriage paper, wedding ceremony starts. Firstly, couple dance on the ceremony hole and then, guest dance. During the ceremony, people generally prefer to Turkish traditional music and dance such as zeybek, horon, ciftetelli etc. At the end of the ceremony, couple cut the wedding cake and all the guest eat one piece of this cake. After this situation guest put some money and jewelry to couples. After ceremony finish, couple goes to hotel at this night. The other day, some couple can go honeymoon.