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According to Mehr News Agency, Ms. Maryam Rezaian, an Instagram activist who, due to her long-term presence in “Bosnia and Herzegovina” and her knowledge of this country, has published numerous articles about the culture, customs and lifestyle of Muslims in this country, in her latest post to He has mentioned an interesting custom among the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely the presence of the bride and groom in the mosque, and he intends to complete it in several consecutive posts. Reading these narrations both acquaints us with the lifestyle of Bosnian Muslims and can acquaint us with the common bonds and customs we have. We remember that in the late fifties and also in the sixties, many of our Iranian weddings were held in the mosque and took on a spiritual color and smell:
The Bride of the Mosque Part One
According to an old tradition among Bosnian and Herzegovinian Muslims, the bride and groom first attend the mosque to begin their life together on their wedding day. Bosnian brides like Iran wear white and the ceremony is attended by a cleric (mufti) who recites the wedding sermon.
In ancient Bosnia and Herzegovina (not today), the groom’s uncle or uncle often went to the girl’s house to propose, and the presence of the boy’s parents was exceptional. At the ceremony, the girl was given a ring, pearl or gold coin as a gift, and the gifts given on the day of the engagement were called “trusts”.
During the courtship ceremony, the girl was not consulted in the presence of the suitors, but her parents asked her for her opinion in another room. The girl prepared coffee and syrup if she was satisfied, went to the guest room and entertained them. Then a gift for the boy’s parents and himself, so calledباشچالوکIt was called, it sent.
The two young men saw each other several times from courtship to marriage, but exclusively outside the girl’s house, in a short time and of course with the presence of a child!
In the past, there was often not much distance between courtship and marriage. Weddings were often held on Thursdays or Mondays, and attempts were made to avoid weddings between two religious holidays.
The girl and boy who performed the wedding often chose the white beard, which was the highest position in the ceremony and was often one of their relatives, to run the ceremony. The wedding ring was often given to the girl by the groom’s brother or one of his relatives on the wedding day. Of course, the ring was not given directly to the girl, but to her parents, and they put the ring on her finger.
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