Wedding trench - an integral part of traditional wedding attributes in Russian and Ukrainian culture. The very concept of "Rushnik" came from paganism and rooted in modern rituals. There is nothing destructive in his verbal meaning, on the contrary, "Rushiti" - translated from the Ukrainian language means moving down. For newlyweds, it is very symbolic. They step together from the towers to the new, joint path, hand in hand, with faith that it will be so fully.
The traditional trench, as an item, is an imaging rectangular canvas of flax or hemp fabric. The edges of the canvas framing the disinanted or embroidered patterns and compositions. In the older times, the patterns on the roaster for the wedding ceremony embroidered the bride itself. The girl invested in embroidery all his hopes and dreams associated with marriage. Such products were unique, like each embroidery, with its own worldview and talent.
It was believed that the wedding trench, which embroidered the bride - a sample of its adjacent and hard work, a powerful wanings of the union of newlyweds and a symbol of longevity of a prisoner union.
In Russia, for the marriage ritual, up to 40 tumors were used, decorating with them icons, wedding "tuple", outfits of witnesses. There was among them and a special tower, brought by the bride into the house of the Blessed.
During the modern ceremony, five species of the torn are used in the church: two of them cover the wedding icons of newlyweds; one put under the loaf; Also need a small fabric cut with embroidery, tie the hands of newlyweds and the main wedding trench, dusted under the feet of the couple during the rite.
Previously, the weddings had to kneel on the trench at the altar. Today, newlyweds are allowed to step on the accessory in the shoes.
How to choose?
According to an embroidered symbolic wedding attribute, they assumed how the collaborative future of the newlywed pair would be. Of course, the choice of such an accessory was very serious and picky.
On the rite of weddings, the towel should be only from a solid seamless cloth, without lace and decorative inserts. It is important to the wholeness of the ornament, which is considered a symbol of a long and happy marital life, without breaks. Sturdy fabric can be erased after ritual and store for use on all anniversary in the perspective.
As the beliefs believe, it is worth buying or make a wedding trench with embroidered geometric shapes in the ornament either with a pattern of plant motifs.
In the pattern it is not necessary to observe symmetry. Embroidery can be located both both both and on the one hand. The main thing that the middle was untouched. Rushnik Center - God's place where the fabric is always without embroidery, clean from the "thoughts" of embroidery. All because the weddings become on the matter of their legs in the center, and, it means, they can burn happiness. Invalid on such an accessory and any inscriptions.
No standards do not apply to the sizes of the towel, but it is important to take into account that it should be free to fit two - the bride and groom.
By tradition, a snow-white trench is chosen for the wedding or a cloth with a pink tint. These colors personify the purity of thoughts and tender feelings with which the future husband and wife will be the will of God and with his blessing will go hand in hand forward, to a new life in another status.
In the sacred interpretation, the white embroidery background means the celestial clouds, which at the ceremony will be ascended by newlyweds to conclude the union in front of the Face of God.
Symbols embroidery
It is believed that the drawing and symbols of the wedding towel have a force that affects what the future life of newlyweds in one family will be. The right and left edge of the towel was allowed to decorate different symbols. For a long time, there are mass, and they carry the sacred promise in the embroidery of the wedding attribute:
- Star with eight corners - a sign that personifies God and the Sun;
- Wavy line - a symbol of eternal life;
- Grapes - Let us read the spouses of prosperity and fertility;
- Malva - chaste virgin beauty;
- Kalina - the attraction of the bride, a sign of love and youth;
- A couple of doves deployed by the beaks to each other - loyalty and sincere young love;
- Floral buds - to continue the genus.
Traditions and beliefs
The wedding trench is surrounded by the halo of tradition, a lot of believes are connected with it.
In the wedding, it is accepted in vigorous to follow, so that in addition to young, no one stepped on the sacred trench. There is a belief that it will spare the happiness of newlyweds.
If the newlyweds fall to the torn soles, it is appropriate to something from plant patterns: Kalina, grape vine, leaves, but there should not be depicted birds and flowers. Such requirements appeared recently - since then, how young and more often began to become embroidered with her legs.
There are many rules relating to embroidery on the roaster, but the main thing is to embroider only the dothemna, staying in full health and a wonderful mood.
Negative thoughts and alarms in this process harm the energy invested in the embroidery of characters. It is important to follow, so that with the inside the tip is neat, because the intra-day life of young people will be like that!
What do they differ and where to buy?
If the bride has no talent for embroidery, and its relative is far from this art, the purchase of a wedding trench is allowed. At the same time, it is possible to prefer the handmade product, instead of a factory towel.
Manual embroidery will cost more, but the hands of the craftsmen keep the "live" energy, which will go for the benefit of the marriage union.
Inexpensive Wedding towels in a wide range offer online stores. These are standard cotton models of machine embroidery with "knocked" lace. The budget product "pulls" just 300 - 1200 rubles.
For the work of private craftsmen (depends on the material, the parameters of the towel, the volume and quality of the work performed) will have to give at least 500 or more than 3,000 rubles.
Highly artistic copies in piece versions, shied with silk thread, "pulled" in the amount of 5000 rubles and higher.
In wedding salons, newlyweds offer different models: Without embroidery or with factory embroidery, uncomplicated manual embroidery and perfect exclusive from the skillful embroidery.
What to do with the trench at the end of the rite?
After the wedding, the entire attribute, including the towel, is maintained in the house of the couple. Someone hangs off his appearance as the jewelry and memory of a touching event, while others are stored away from prying eyes, believing in accepting that the rushnik should be twisted into the tube to protect the family from the evil eye and the influence of unclean power.
Rushnik, where the legs of the newlyweds stepped under the arches of the church, acquires the power of the family of the family and turns into a symbol of the unreasonable union.
It is customary to get and use on all anniversary of living together.
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