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Wedding traditions of Bucharest

Romanian weddings of Bucharest are lavish, with a pair of godparents and a long night of dancing.

In Romania godparents, called nasi, play a central role. They sponsor the wedding and may lead the ceremony. Civil marriage is held first and a church blessing follows.

Bucharest
Photo: seisdeagosto, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

The couple is crowned in an Orthodox rite and walks around the table three times. Guests dance the hora in a circle, and sarmale, stuffed cabbage rolls, are served.

Money and gifts

Guests give money in an envelope, and in some places the bride's veil is sold by dance, with money pinned to the dress.

Wedding customs of Bucharest

HoraA circle dance.

Also part of it, and being written: Nasi (The godparents who sponsor weddings.), Sarmale (Stuffed cabbage rolls.), Romanian wedding (Customs.).

A wedding trail idea for Bucharest

  1. Romanian Athenaeum A concert hall.
  2. Patriarchal Cathedral A major Orthodox church.
  3. Herastrau Park A park for photographs.
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Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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