🇦🇲 Wedding traditions of Armenia
7 traditions from Armenia, best known first, across 1 city and town.
A wedding in Armenia, stage by stage
The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.
| Engagement and betrothal | Xwedodah, Kelaghayi |
|---|---|
| The weeks before | Lenten veil |
| The eve | Kelaghayi |
| The ceremony | Halay, Lenten veil |
| The wedding feast | Kochari, Karsilamas |
| Reception, dance and gifts | Halay, Kochari, Karsilamas |
Cities, towns and villages of Armenia
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 moreXwedodahxwidōdāh
A Zoroastrian rite of close-kin marriage rooted in ancient cosmology and royal tradition.Betrothal · Engagement and betrothal
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 1 moreKelaghayiKəlağayı
A traditional silk headscarf exchanged as a marriage proposal and worn at henna parties in Azerbaijan and Armenia.Attire · Engagement and betrothal
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kelaghayi: Urmen19, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Xwedodah: Dageoa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source