Foodstuff offered as wedding gifts
Some of them would give to the newlyweds wheat, barley, potatoes and some others would give money.
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In Mitsero village, on Sunday morning, young people would go around to invite people to the wedding. They would carry with them a pole on which they would hang the hens that each house they visited would give them (Moudourou, 200?)
On Monday afternoon, all the village residents would go to greet the newlyweds; each family would give something to the newlyweds as a gift, like wheat, barley, potatoes. Some others would give money as a gift. A feast would follow with the parents and close relatives hanging money (pounds) on the newlyweds' clothes while dancing (Georgiou, 1989, p. 67)
Georgiou Ilia (1989) Ιστορία και λαογραφικά της Αλάμπρας. Athinoula Parperi Moudourou (200?), Μιτσερό, Λευκωσία.
Eleni Christou
Foods
Koulourakia gamou
Very small buns made to be thrown to the bride and groom at the wedding ceremony during the 'dance of Isaiah'.
Foods
Kourabiedes Athienitiki
A Christmas almond butter biscuit, which used to be offered to wedding guests. The dough for kourabiedes consists of flour, roasted almonds, sugar and various spices, such as cinnamon.
Foods
Milia
Miliá (apple tree) mé pouliá (birds) apó zymári (dough). A symbolic game that was played during the wedding festivities, associated with both kneading and fortune telling.
Traditional Recipes
Ressin
A traditional pilaf-like dish made from wheat cooked in meat broth. Resi is directly linked to the Cypriot wedding, since it was offered to the wedding guests at the dinner following the wedding…
Foods
Wedding treats - after the ceremony
The treats offered to the guests after a wedding ceremony consisted of zivania, raisins and koufetta (sugarcoated almonds).