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Bosnian Wedding Customs
The history of Bosnia is as diverse as the people and religion of the nation. They are a synergistically independent group that is Orthodox Christian, Islamic, Catholic, and Atheist. The country is a mix of Bosnian Serbs who are Eastern Orthodox, Bosnian Croats who are Catholic, and Bosniaks who are Islamic. While each has a separate heritage, they have all intermixed through the years. The people of Bosnia intertwined the wedding customs of each religion and yet kept some separate and exclusive of their own.
The name for Muslims in Bosnia is a Bosniak. Their weddings are quite simple, and although they can request getting married in a mosque, very few use the option. The real marriage takes place at the justice of the peace so any other marriage is just for show. The weddings are very quick. Normally, once the man pops the question, his wedding is in less than a week, and always on the Saturday after he asks. Everything has already been settled before the actual marriage so it is more like a formality. The bride and groom have dated for a period of time, most of their friends know a wedding is coming, and the groom tells his parent long before he asks the bride to marry him so they have a chance to get her gifts and prepare for the feast when he brings her to their home.
The woman's clothing for the wedding isn't like the lavish wedding gowns seen in the U.S., but like a woman's white business suit. Normally she wears her most attractive jewelry as bridal jewelry. Often, this is a bridal jewelry set that is a gift from the groom. Unlike the traditional Muslim wedding, the bride isn't veiled and set in the corner during the reception. They usually have their hair and makeup done on the morning they get married. The man wears a suit and often a cape.
When the groom arrives at the house on a Saturday, he's comes with his family in other cars. It indicates a planned wedding if they go into the house and the neighbors are invited to come to the wedding celebration. If the groom and his party remain in the car, then it's a planned elopement and the celebration is for close family. They go to city hall to be married while both sets of parents prepare the feast at the groom's home.
On the way home, they decorate the cars, beep their horns loudly, and wave to the people on the street that often throw money to the bride and groom. Te groom's parents give gifts to the bride and the evening's celebration begins with food, music and dancing.
Many of the wedding customs of the Catholic and Orthodox Christians have gone by the wayside or become intertwined. The idea of a church wedding being of value lessened due to the influence of communism and many of the traditions of both churches have disappeared. There still are many flowers, bridesmaids, drinking, music, and good food at the wedding and reception. One traditional food is the Bosnian biscuit. This bread is like a coffee cake with walnuts, raisins, and chocolate.
Today in America, if the groom is Bosnian, he and his family can maintain some of the customs by offering to help pay for the cost of the wedding and buying gifts for the bride. A permanenent momento makes a great gift. Nothing could be better than a jewelry set that can be worn on any special occasion. This wonderful custom is sure to start a family heirloom and set an American-Bosnian tradition for many generations.
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