| Term |
(Ukrainian) |
Description |
| blahoslovennia |
благословення |
a blessing |
| darovannia |
даровання |
a presentation of gifts |
| derevtse |
деревце |
a wedding tree |
| divych vechir |
дівич вечір |
a maiden’s evening |
| dopyty |
допити |
a ceremony of inquiries about a perspective bride or groom |
| druzhba |
дружба |
a groom’s senior bestman |
| druzhka |
дружка |
a bridesmaid, a female member of the bride’s party |
| hil’tse |
гільце |
a branch used as a wedding tree |
| kolach |
колач |
a ritual bread |
| komora |
комора |
a storeroom, in a traditional village farmstead is prepared |
| korovai |
коровай |
a wedding bread |
| korovainytsia |
коровайниця |
a woman who makes the wedding breads |
| ohliadyny |
оглядини |
an inspection of the groom’s and his family’s assets |
| perepii |
перепій |
a toast, a ceremony with a toast and alcoholic drink |
| perezva |
перезва |
a post-wedding party |
| pidstarosta |
підстароста |
an assistant matchmaker |
| poizd |
поїзд |
a wedding train |
| pokhid |
похід |
a wedding procession |
| popravyny |
поправини |
a celebration which occurs the day after the wedding |
| posad |
посад |
a corner of honour, where the bride and groom would sit |
| rozhliadyny |
розглядини |
an inspection of the groom’s family’s assets |
| rozpletyny |
розплетини |
a unplaiting of the bride’s hair |
| starosta |
староста |
a matchmaker who conducts most of the wedding ceremonies |
| svakha |
сваха |
a middle-aged woman who participates in various wedding rituals |
| svatannia |
сватання |
the matchmaking ceremony |
| tsyhanshchyna |
циганьщина |
"gypsy raids" - a mock wedding that sometimes takes place
near the end of a wedding celebration |
| uhovoryny |
уговорини |
an agreement |
| vesil’nyi den’ |
весільний
день |
a wedding day |
| vesillia |
весілля |
a wedding |
| vesillia u molodoho |
весілля у молодого |
celebrations at the groom’s house |
| vesillia u molodoi |
весілля у молодої |
celebrations at the bride’s house |
| vinchannia |
вінчання |
a church wedding ceremony |
| vinkopletennia |
вінкоплетення |
a wreath-weaving |
| vino |
віно |
a dowry |
| vinok |
вінок |
a wreath |
| vyhuliannia |
вигуляння |
buying of the bride’s wreath and bouquets |
| zapovidi |
заповіді |
marriage banns |
| zaprosyny |
запросини |
the invitation of wedding guests |
| zaruchyny |
заручини |
an engagement ceremony |
