Wedding traditions of Trabzon
A Black Sea port where weddings are danced to the horon and the kemenche fiddle.
Trabzon and its valleys are the home of the horon, a fast line dance with shuddering shoulders, and the kemenche, a small three-string fiddle. Weddings in the mountain villages keep their own songs and a lively table. The city blends a seaside and a highland mood.
A wedding here
Guests dance the horon in a tight line while the kemenche leads. Families offer corn bread, anchovy dishes and kuymak, a cheese and cornmeal dish, depending on the home. The bride is accompanied to the groom's home by a procession, with songs known to the valley.
Where weddings happen
Yaylas, the summer pastures, are popular for outdoor feasts and photographs. Town couples often marry in hotels and halls along the coast.
Wedding customs of Trabzon
Also part of it, and being written: Horon (The Black Sea dance.), Kemenche (The Pontic and Black Sea fiddle.), Turkish wedding (Wedding customs in Turkey.).
A wedding trail idea for Trabzon
- Sumela Monastery A mountainside monastery near Trabzon and a regional landmark.
- Ataturk Pavilion A villa museum with gardens.
- Uzungol A mountain lake popular for wedding photographs.
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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