Prompt 1
Veseliya, essentially is just a big dance at the wedding where all men in attendance would dance with the bride for any amount of time. After they dance with the bride, the men are supposed to talk to Teta Elzbieta and donate their money to the groom (Jurgis) and the bride (Ona). As the ceremony continued, they noticed that people were starting to leave without donating anything, which worried them a lot. Jurgis and Ona both started worrying, but Jurgis stayed pretty level-headed and calm about it; whereas Ona got pretty flustered and upset.This tradition that the two were trying to upkeep wasn't very successful, for most guests sort of ripped off the couple by leaving without donating, which had a big impact on them, for that money was supposed to start them off after the wedding. I think it's fair to assume there were people who knew about the tradition, and people who did not. So, probably, all of the people didn't go there just to get a free meal, but simply didn't know that they had to donate. But there were also people who knew about it and took advantage of it. Their whole wedding/ceremony was kind of terrible and a huge flop.
I agree with you 100%. I must be tough for Ona and Jugris to have to look and see that a lot of them were just using the new married couple for free food and drinks.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100%. I must be tough for Ona and Jugris to have to look and see that a lot of them were just using the new married couple for free food and drinks.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you!! Going to a traditional thing and not paying your tributes is absolutely rude and just ruins the wedding for Ona and Jurgis!!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you!! Going to a traditional thing and not paying your tributes is absolutely rude and just ruins the wedding for Ona and Jurgis!!
ReplyDeleteI think your expecting traditions from the old world to go into a new country, don't you think people will be looking out for themselves instead of helping a group?
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