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Matchmaking traditions The respected relatives from the side of groom most frequently appeared as match-makers. Sometimes very parents of the groom took to themselves this role or invited the noted for their eloquence and by the charm of man of stranger. But there were match-makers, which were almost professionally/occupationally occupied by this matter. Match-makers usually did not consist of the relationship with the ones who want to get married, but was performed the role of mediators for the specific reward. In the responsibility of match-makers it entered not only to accomplish match-making itself, but also to select preliminarily its object, to find out about what dowry is given after the bride and of what it consists of: in the clothing, the money or land. Furthermore, through the match-maker groom learned details about beauty and disposition of bride, which in certain cases it could see opened only during the day of wedding. Match-makers did usually become the sociable and enterprising women of average and elderly age from the petty-bourgeois and merchant classes. Most frequently these were lonely widowed, for which the matchmaking was its kind the craft, which brings the specific income. Match-maker knew well all grooms and brides of her circle, age and the conditions, which placed that or other side, painting of dowry, which they gave after the bride. In the rich merchant medium the painting of dowry rarely was composed by father even during the birthday of daughter. The painting was of its kind the proposal, on basis of which marriage transaction subsequently occurred and official contractual document was comprised. All necessary information about groom sand brides of match-maker were gathered as a result of personal observations and contacts with the families, for the small reward were obtained they from the mediators: domestic crew, any kind of spongers, fortune-teller, yard-keepers and even quarterly overseers. If the matter "binded" match-maker obtained from the interested party reward. Its sizes depended on the prosperity of family. Besides this, to match-maker they compulsorily gave cashmere Charles. The more had the match-maker shawls, the more popular it was in the city and the greater the respect it used. It was considered that on medium and Friday one ought not to venture any wedding matters, including matchmaking, since these days are unfavorable for the reject. They followed also the fact so that the matchmaking, as wedding, would not fall on 13- e the number. At the same time such odd numbers, as 3, 5, 7, 9, for the matchmaking and the wedding were considered happy. To woo, as a rule, they left after sunset. After the withdrawal of match-makers someone from the relatives did connect all pokers and oven prongs together? for the success in the matter. Who went into the house with the match-making, he tried along the road not with whom not to be encountered and not to talk. After approaching the house, it first unnoticeably touched by hand or by arm the door post and only then it knocked into the door. After receiving the invitation to enter into the house, it entered, it was crossed on means and only after this it approached the conversation. Those arrived with the match-making during the conversation tried unnoticeably for those surrounding to touch the leg of the table, at which usually was conducted the conversation. After entering into the house, they conducted conversation on the outside themes and only after this they changed to the match-making to the allegorical form: to "lamb", it did not stray? or "want to purchase a heifer" us goods, we have "merchant", you marten, we have hunter" and so forth. During the match-making they sat down themselves without fail under the girder (mortgage log, supporting beam) so that the matter more durably would be connected. During the first day of match-making they explained, was concordant family to give out bride marry, and in the case of positive response/answer the parents of bride and match-maker three times went around the table, were crossed on means and on this parted. In the evening the same day or next day they negotiated about the bottom of bride-shows, which were arranged, as a rule, the week after match-making in the house of bride. In the case of failure the match-makers shut door with back. It was considered that this prevented girl subsequently from leaving marry. | ||||||||
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