church wedding

Bosnek 1

67 (a) kato dòjde kumò ot čèrkvata i se vrɤ̀šta: kato se vɤ̀rna

when the godfather comes from the church, when they [all] come back,

Černovrŭx

4 (a) a kuètu sə čùdite màlku zə cɤ̀rkvətə

Those things you were wondering about, a bit concerning the church.

5 (GK) kàk pràjət venčàfka bes cɤ̀rkva

How do they do a wedding ceremony without the church?

19 (a) otìvə nə venčàfkətə venčàvət gi f tr'àvnə punèže tàm cɤ̀rkvətə

goes to the ceremony. They wed them in Tryavna, because the church is there.

21 (a) pris tùj vrèmi kətu gi venčèjət xòrə si ìmə tàm səs t'àx

There's people there with them during the time of the church ceremony,

43 (a) kətu utìdi də sə venčàvə òšte ut sutrinɤ̀tə rànu

When it's time to have the church ceremony, already early in the morning

Čokmanovo 1

36 (a) nə sərc'è i trì gudìnki nə rəc'è izved'ɛ̀hə jə i tìdəhə tugà

next to your heart and three sweet years in your arms!” They’d lead her out and then go

37 (a) f č'ɔ̀rkvətə venč'ɛ̀hə jə n'èməš'e drùguš' ne putpìsvəne

to the church [where] they married her. There wasn’t any signing [of certificates] back then,

38 (a) venč'ɛ̀vəhə hi drùguš f č'ɔ̀rkvətə id'ɛ̀hə i putpìsvəhà i

they just married them. They went to the church and they registered them,

39 (a) i nvà beše

And that’s how it was.

Garvan 1

32 (a) i ə i s'ètn'e kət utìš tùkətɤ̀j nə č'èrkvətə

And then, um, when you go off to the church,

33 (a) tì n'èməš nìštu ud vàs n'èməš cv'èti sàmu ìməš tùkətɤ̀j

you don’t have anything from your [family home]. You only have flowers.

38 (a) i s'ètn'e tùkə kət dòiš utìvəš nə č'èrkvə

And later when you come – you go to the church.

39 (a) tò kòitu j ut s'èlu ut s'èlu

[If] someone’s from the [same] village [they go to the church] of the village.

40 (a) pək às ud drùgu s'èlu mə dunèsəwə tùkə sə d'ìsi̥t p'i̥tnàjs' kərùci

But I was from another village, they brought me here with 10-15 carriages.

41 (a) i utìdujmi nə č'èrkvətə pòpu tàm ti slàgə təkòs ə inì venčilà

And we went to the church. The priest is there, he puts these wreaths on you –

43 (a) in'è ràbuti nəpràu kɤ̀k də t' kàžə tò

Some things they make – how can I tell you?

45 (a) tò tɤ̀j e ut ə ləmər

Well, it’s made of tin.

47 (a) təkòs ləmərìnə əmə t'à e ləmərìnə čìstə sr'ebrò tr'àə də j

Tin – but pure tin, it’s supposed to be [like] silver,

48 (a) b'èl'i nəpràu tɤ̀j səmòtu pɤ̀sro čərkòwnu təkwòs tukə ùkuluwrɤ̀s

[all] white. They make it all decorated like in a church, all around,

49 (a) i tùkə ìmə tɤ̀j ìmə tɤ̀j gòr'e ìmə tùkətɤj krɤ̀st

and here there’s this, and here on top there’s a cross.

50 (a) tò nəpràv'enu mnògu xùbavu à tɤ̀j idìn pɤ̀t nə tɤ̀j

It’s made up really nicely. See, one [piece goes] this way,

51 (a) ìmə idìn pɤ̀t nə tɤ̀j

and there’s one that goes that way …

53 (a) i tùkə òkuluwrɤ̀s da sədì nə gləvɤ̀tə

… and all around here so that it fits on your head.

55 (a) i tukə ìmə krɤ̀š'č'i tɤ̀j

And here are these little crosses.

57 (a) ut sr'ebrò mnògu xùbəvu

[It’s] made out of silver – very pretty.

58 (GK) i slèt tvà gi men'àvə

And after that he switches them around.

59 (a) i s'ètn'e tàm pòpu t'i č'it'è tə venčàvə

And then the priest says to you [the words] to marry you,

60 (a) tə prɤ̀steni ìməš sə m'enì səs tòju s mòju tɤ̀j təkòzwəš

and you have a rings, he switches yours with mine, you do all that.

61 (a) i ə krɤ̀snik utsàm utàtək ìmaš krɤ̀snik i krɤ̀snicə

And the godfather moves around – you’ve got a godfather and a godmother –

63 (a) i s'ètn'ə ubikàl'eš ə kət tə venč'ɛ̀jət vèč'i šə ubikàl'əš

and then you walk in a circle. After they marry you, you circle around

64 (a) màsətə tàm səz bìblijətə səs pòpu nəprèt čit'è

the table there with the Bible. The priest [goes] in front, he recites,

65 (a) i tì pudèr'e i tɤ̀j krɤ̀sniku i krɤ̀snicətə i i nìj dvàmə

you [go] after him, and then the godfather and godmother, and us two,

66 (a) č'itìrmə ubikàl'əš màsətə tɤ̀j kɤ̀ktu j màs:tə tùkə̥tɤ̀j ìmə bìblijə tàm

the four go around the table – it’s like a table. There’s the Bible there

67 (a) nèguit'ȅ dètu č'i̥t'è knìgi pòpo i ubikàl'əš ut tri pɤ̀t'ə tɤ̀j

and his books that the priest reads from. You go around three times

68 (a) s'ètn'e v'èči̥ ti gi ismɤ̀kvə i kàzvə v'èč'e

and then they take them off [your head] and [the priest] says

69 (a) zɤ̀mə prɤ̀stent'ȅ gi menì mòjo tòjo i celùvəme rəkɤ̀

he’ll take the rings and switch them – mine, yours – and we kiss the hands

70 (a) nə krɤ̀sniku nə krɤ̀snictə nə pòpu i v'èč'e̥ sme venč'èni

of the godfather, godmother, the priest – and we’re married.

73 (GK) ə krɤ̀snik

And the godfather?

76 (a) è à s'ètn'e tə pùštə utìvəš pàk krɤ̀sniku nəprèt' i tì pudèr'e

Then he lets you go, you set off again, the godfather in front and you next –

Gigen 2

18 (d) na sɤvèt na cɤ̀rkvata sa xodìle̝ pò ràno dè

to the village council. Earlier they went to the church – you know [about that].

Hvojna 1

46 (a) i šte jə utkrìjət v’èč’e kugàtu də jə venc’ɛ̀və pòpət

and [her face] is uncovered only when the priest marries her

47 (a) tugàvə sə venč’ɛ̀vəhə pòpə š’e e utkrìje ə pìtə jə

(in those days they had church ceremonies). The priest lifts the veil and asks her

48 (a) ubìč’əš’ li gu tì mumč’ètu i mumč’ètu š’e pìtət

“Do you love this young man?” and they’ll ask the boy

49 (a) ubìč’əš’ li jə tàjə mumà də sə venč’ɛ̀ete səs n’èe

“Do you love this young woman? Do you wish to be married to her?”

50 (a) i kàzvət č’e se ubìčət i pòsl’e gi vòd’ət nə

And they say that they love one another. After that they lead them to

51 (a) pr’et š’ɛ̀renijə kàmək vəf čɤ̀rkvətə s’àkə čɤ̀rkvə ìmə š’ɛ̀ren kàmək

in front of the multicolored stone in the church – each church has a colored stone

52 (a) pret š’ɛ̀renijə kàmək gi venč’ɛ̀vət tàm v’èč’e kumʌ̀ him dərž’ì sv’èš’t’i

and they marry them in front of the multicolored stone. There, the godfather holds candles

53 (a) nə rəmenàtə də im sv’èt’i i t’è pòpə im č’et’è

at their shoulders to give light, and the priest reads to them [about]

54 (a) kàk tr’àvə də ž’iv’èjəd də sə pugàdət rəzùmnu də rəzmìsl’uvət sìčkutu

how they must live, [that] they should behave reasonably and ponder everything,

55 (a) n’è də bɤ̀rzət i də uvəž’ɛ̀vət rudìtelite nàj vàžnu

not to hurry, and that the most important is to respect their parents.

Iskrica 1

53 (a) nìe n’àməme čèrkvə tùkə vəf sèlu vìkət pòpə

We don't have a church here in the village, they [have to] call in a priest,

54 (a) tòj ud drùgu sèlu bèše̝ duvàdə venčàvə nə tùkə vəf.kɤ̀šti

he was from another village. He comes, and marries us here in the house.

Nasalevci 1

7 (a) u nedèl’u tàm na cṛ̀kvu se ìde venčàvka i takà

On Sunday they go to church for the [church] ceremony, and that’s that

47 (a) najedù se dòjde vrème da se izlàzi nevèsta da se venčàva

They eat their fill, it’s time for the bride to leave for the [church] ceremony

48 (a) svìrk’e svìru naròt tàm i u cṛ̀kvu se ulèzne pòp venčàva

Flutes play, [many] people there. They enter the church, the priest marries [them],

49 (a) izlèzne se iz cṛ̀kvu òro i i takà

she comes out of the church, there’s dancing – and that’s it.

50 (GK) ɤhɤ̀ i pòsle is cɤ̀rkvu kato izlèznat kɤdè otìvat

Uh huh. And after they leave the church, where do they go?

51 (a) e pa is cṛkvu ka izlèzne i prìmer otìva si pòsle

Well, when she comes out of the church, for instance, after that she goes

Skrŭt 2

43 (b) nedèl’ata òat za momàta dokàrvat venčàvat a

On Sunday they go [to get] the girl, they bring her, marry her formally

44 (b) na cɤ̀rkvata òdat togàj dukàrvat si momàta dòma

in the church. Then they go – they bring the girl home,

72 (b) ot kumò za momàta ot momàta kato a zakàrat pràvo

From the godfather’s to the girl’s, and from the girl’s, they take her straight

73 (b) na cɤ̀rkvə̥tə̥ k’e a vènčat k’e a dokàrat tùka

to the church and they marry her formally, and [then] they bring her here.

124 (b) tàm vik’e na šàfero i na šàferkata òni a zakàrvat

already there to the best man and the matron of honor and they take her

125 (b) du cɤ̀rkvətə ta k’e a vènčat togàj i fàšta a momčèto

to the church, and they marry her formally. And then the boy takes her

128 (b) ot cɤ̀rkvətə katò a vènčat

From the church, after they marry her formally.

Trŭnčovica 1

16 (a) utɨ̀vət nə venčàfkə dukɤ̀tu se venčèe mumàtə i ergè̟n’e

and they go for the church ceremony. While the bride and groom are being wed,

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