Weddings on Santorini would take place on Sundays. The Thursday before the wedding, girls would come to the bride's house to make sugar plums. Then they would throw these sugar plums and rise on the bride's bed, wishing her happiness in the marriage.
On the day of the wedding, the father of the groom would signal the start of the celebrations by shooting once. A woman would then go from door to door, inviting everyone to the wedding. Meanwhile, violists would play outside the best man's house and they would then move on to the groom's house. The entire party would then go the bride's house, where the ceremony was conducted by a priest.
Before the ceremony, the priest would go to a near vineyard to cut garlands. Girls would decorate these vine garlands with lemon flowers and the priest would bless them. After the wedding, these garlands were kept in a box over the couple's bed and were buried with the person to die last. |
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