Comparative Characteristics of Assyrian and Armenian Wedding Rites (the Late 19th

Comparative Characteristics of Assyrian and Armenian Wedding Rites (the Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries)Historical-Philological JournalSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/A6Z95SF3/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.GalyaDavidovaComparative Characteristics of Assyrian and Armenian Wedding Rites (the Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries)http://syriaca.org/cbss/A6Z95SF3https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/A6Z95SF3https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/A6Z95SF3Historical-Philological Journal2201690-103The traditional wedding ceremony with all its phases, as well as ritual attributes was almost completely preserved among the Assyrians in Armenia during the investigated period. Moreover, despite the very close relation with the Armenian traditional culture the Assyrian community kept a number of ethnic cultural characteristics that were obviously included in the wedding ceremony. The comparative description of the Assyrian and Armenian weddings is a proof to it. The bigger role of godfather and negotiator is remarkable, particularly during the process of kespsak, henna, serving wedding ring in a glass of wine, breaking plates in the enterance of bride's house, keeping the virginity sheet and burying it with the baby's shirt which are remains related to more archaic cultural stages. It should be noted that the Assyrian wedding ceremony with its basic phases, process and riual attributes has much in common with the Armenian wedding ceremony. Generally it's a significant component of the Asian Near East cultural heritage. Davidova, Galya. “Comparative Characteristics of Assyrian and Armenian Wedding Rites (the Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries).” Historical-Philological Journal 2 (2016): 90–103. Galya Davidova, Comparative Characteristics of Assyrian and Armenian Wedding Rites (the Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries), Historical-Philological Journal 2 (2016): 90–103.AssyriansNestoriansXIX CEXIX-XXI CEXX CEethnographyfolkloremarriage