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🇨🇿 Wedding traditions of Czechia

3 traditions from Czechia, best known first, across 1 city and town.

A wedding in Czechia, stage by stage

The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.

Wedding timeline of Czechia by stage
Engagement and betrothalRegistered partnership in the Czech Republic
The weeks beforeVechornytsi, Turoń
The eveVechornytsi, Turoń

Cities, towns and villages of Czechia

Prague 1
KindRiteVowBetrothalGift customAttireAdornmentPerformanceFeast customBlessingPlayFamily roleSettingModern
StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 7 moreVechornytsiвечорниці A Ukrainian courtship gathering where young people meet, dance and practice matchmaking rituals before the wedding seasoBetrothal · The weeks before 🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreTuroń A horned effigy that visits homes during Carnival to wish for fertility and collect gifts.Blessing · The weeks before

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

  • Turoń: Museum: The Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum in Kraków, CC0, source
  • Vechornytsi: Гейслер, Кристиан Готфрид Генрих, Public domain, source

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