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Shared breath and a rite with a braid: Tuvans held a wedding at the RUSSIA EXPO

Shared breath and a rite with a braid: Tuvans held a wedding at the RUSSIA EXPO
Photo: Kristina Kormilitsyna/Fotohost - RIA News agency
11.21.2023

What rite seals the union of two Tuvan families and what is a "sneak kiss" - the answers to these questions were revealed at the RUSSIA EXPO. The wedding of natives of the Republic of Tuva took place there.

The newlyweds' names are Nachyn Kunzen-ool and Belekmaa Ondar. They both study in Moscow. The groom majoring in Electric Power and Electrical Engineering, and the bride in the field of IT.

The ceremony was held according to Tuvan traditions. One of its main rites is dugdair. The bride's maiden braid is undone and divided into two, and then fastened with a special ornament. This symbolizes the joining of the destinies of the children of two different families. After that, the dowry is collected for the bride, she goes to the groom's house with her family.

Photo: Kristina Kormilitsyna/Fotohost - RIA News agency

An important stage is the opening of the veil. It is a handkerchief, which is passed from mother to daughter - as a symbol of the family. Another interesting custom is the rite of "chyryktazhatyr" or "sneak kiss". The bride holds a piece of meat in her mouth, and the groom must bite off a part of it. At the same time, the lips of the newlyweds come closer together, and their breath mixes and becomes "shared", uniting them. The ceremony ends with the offering of the fat tail.

Photo: Kristina Kormilitsyna/Fotohost - RIA News agency

This wedding became the tenth at the International RUSSIA EXPO. This was told by the head of the Department of International Cooperation, Culture and Education of the ANO «Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"» Olesya Malevannaya. In total, about forty stylized wedding ceremonies are planned.

"So many people gathered today to congratulate you. This is the tenth anniversary wedding at the Exposition. On behalf of the Directorate, we wish you happiness and love and present you with memorable gifts", - said Olesya Malevannaya.

We would like to remind you that earlier employees of the Vostochny Cosmodrome got married at the RUSSIA EXPO  and held ceremonies according to the traditions of Yakutia  and Buryatia.

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