Ancient wedding traditions maintained in Ukrainian village

(1 Apr 2016) UKRAINE WEDDING
SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
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LENGTH: 5:28
AP Television
Kosmach, Ukraine - 27 February 2016
1. Mid of bride crying as her hair is being braided
2. Close of bride crying
3. Close of bride's hear being braided
4. Various of guests singing inside the house
5. Wide of wedding guests in traditional costume standing outside the bride's house
6. Mid of guests inside the house
7. Close of bride's feet in traditional shoes tilt up to bride
8. Close of child in traditional costume
9. Various of parents blessing the bride, as is traditional
10. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Stepan Sandulyak, father of bride:
"We respect our traditions and make everything like in the old times. Like our grandfather or parents were doing it, like I celebrated my wedding."
11. Mid of bride leaving the house
12. Close of musicians playing traditional music
13. Various of bride and guests riding on horseback through a snowy forest to the church
14. Mid of bride and groom, Andrii, meeting and kissing
15. Close of a traditional wedding tree decorated with ribbons
16. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodimir Skrigunec, best man:
"We have this tradition from ancient times. For the wedding to be happy and joyful we bring this tree. Later it is put outside the newlyweds' house."
17. Mid of bride and groom walking up the steps to the church
18. Tilt down from church to the wedding procession entering
19. Mid of priest leading bride and groom to the altar
20. Close of bride kissing ring, tilt down to ring being placed on finger
21. Wide of service inside the church
22. Bride and groom wearing crowns
23. Close of guests in traditional costumes
24. Wide of people leaving the church
25. Various of the bride receiving gifts
26. Close of bride hiding her face behind wedding bread
27. Mid of groom
28. Mid of groom paying money to the bride to reveal her face
29. Close groom removing wedding bread from the face of groom
30. Wide of people standing to pray during the wedding reception
31. Mid of men praying during reception
32. Mid of man drinking
33. Mid of bride and groom
34. Close of photo of bride and groom on a vase
35. Mid bride and groom with guests
36. Mid of children eating
37. Wide of guests sitting to eat at the reception
38. Various of the village
LEADIN:
While some look for glitzy venues, expensive catering and designer outfits for their weddings, couples in one part of Ukraine do things a bit differently.
Their nuptials are steeped in tradition, involving rides on horseback, ribbon covered trees and traditional songs.
STORYLINE:
Marichka Sandulyak is getting ready to be married.
It's a happy day, but there are plenty of tears. The bride is preparing to leave her parents to start a new life with her husband.
Marichka is a member of the Hutsul ethno-cultural group that inhabit western Ukraine.
Dressing for the wedding ceremony takes hours.
She wears a blouse with traditional embroidery which she made herself, along with traditional shoes, skirt and coat.
Guests are specially chosen to braid her hair.
Most important is the ornate headdress, a multicoloured arrangement with red ribbons, that's placed on her head after her hair is braided.
As she gets dressed, women perform a traditional song.
All Hutsul woman marry young. Marichka is 16.
Her Orthodox Christian wedding in the Carpathian village of Kosmach is celebrated as if it were taking place centuries ago.
After the church service, the wedding party returns to the bride's home.
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[@karleighs2293]

This is beautiful I wish my family would have kept our traditions alive.

[@travisfederowich3487]

Very great knowledge.I found out from Ancestry im mostly Ukrainian.Proud of this Culture and would love to keep learning about Ukraine:)

[@ronniesingh5424]

This tradition should be kept alive

[@blackpanfurfan2882]

Beautiful traditionel wedding dresses! I like the crownes and hats very much! 🥰🥰🥰

[@charlesbovalis6591]

God Bless !!! I enjoy watching rich traditions from all over the world. Greetings from Greece.

[@adelahmedkhaldalbirtees5028]

Hello, from the Arabs who love the life and traditions of Europe, you are very beautiful

[@mrrichierich9916]

I have been to a lot of weddings in the UK what they doing to say the wedding looked quite different and looks spectacular also look perfect time and the village enjoyed themselves it would have been nice special day for the bride and the Groom a day they will never forget if the opportunity comes in the future when I'm in the Ukraine maybe I will plan a wedding who knows anything is possible love is everywhere xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@vijaykumarvijaykar2358]

Beautiful and love from India

[@yiyichung746]

Hope they are safe

[@ajaykumarnirmal9454]

Wow so amazing I like your marriage video Old fashioned but really great

[@specificnormalperson1972]

They are celebrating peaceful wedding during war.🎉 Ukrain never fall. Be careful in a battle with russia😢

[@sirob1193]

These are Carpati Very different from mainstream Ukrainians

[@kc4276]

Very strange. Despite the obvious outward and religious differences, some aspects reminded me of Indian weddings - especially the part where the bride was being dressed by her family with the female family members singing. That looked like the ‘doli’ ceremony that northern Indians have.

[@bbr6444]

I wonder if they still have arranged marriages. My grandparents were Ukrainians from galicia and they had an arranged marriage. They hated each other. Lol

[@catherinemurphy9726]

I don't think so, they looked happy to greet each other.

[@NoName-qj2bi]

Why she crying

[@oliviaminova783]

Because she goes to another family from her own.

[@droolingpine9658]

It’s a tradition, she’s leaving her old family behind to join her husband’s

[@catherinemurphy9726]

I hope they are both still well and safe in 2023.

[@kamakshikaul]

i don't why but this dressing and tradition looks very similar with himachali( place in indian mountains) traditions..

[@395leandro]

Europe alive!

[@videomemes9363]

This is like an Indian wedding…I am confused

[@Jannette-mw7fg]

Wedding symbols have a lot in common all over the world, it is logical because it is about the same thing: the combinding of a man and a woman together.....there are also diffences ofcourse..

[@mitchsterling3266]

I like this lifestyle but I'm not szre if being here I would be accepted to just hang out.

[@TakinKhorasanchian]

wish you peace and happiness

[@virukaranagi6681]

Nice