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[iceman]

I have heard this story last night from a friend,i hope Halil can give us the details,the incident happened in the village next to Halils village Pinarbasi (Krini)

A TC young man from the village of Dagyolu (Fota) marries a Turkish settlers daughter from a Alaykoy (Gerolakkos).
As the tradition goes,at the wedding in Fota,money and jewellery is pinned on the young couple by the family and the guests.
As the wedding ceremony ends,the family of the bride decide to gather all the pinned money and jewellery and leave saying,according to their tradition since the groom did not pay any "baslik parasi" the money/gold belongs to them.
Naturally the groom objects to this so a fight between the young groom and brides family break out resulting in the groom being beating up.
By now the whole Fota village hears the story and gathers,rounding up the brides family and giving them a good proper hiding & chasing them out of the village..

I have no idea what happened to the young couple,maybe Halil will give use more details...


baslik parasi=money paid by the groom to the family of the bride in exchange for their daughter.(this is a tradition in rural Turkey and is not practiced by TC's)

[kafenes]

Great theme for a romatic comedy movie.

[DT.]

I have heard this story last night from a friend,i hope Halil can give us the details,the incident happened in the village next to Halils village Pinarbasi (Krini)

A TC young man from the village of Dagyolu (Fota) marries a Turkish settlers daughter from a Alaykoy (Gerolakkos).
As the tradition goes,at the wedding in Fota,money and jewellery is pinned on the young couple by the family and the guests.
As the wedding ceremony ends,the family of the bride decide to gather all the pinned money and jewellery and leave saying,according to their tradition since the groom did not pay any "baslik parasi" the money/gold belongs to them.
Naturally the groom objects to this so a fight between the young groom and brides family break out resulting in the groom being beating up.
By now the whole Fota village hears the story and gathers,rounding up the brides family and giving them a good proper hiding & chasing them out of the village..

I have no idea what happened to the young couple,maybe Halil will give use more details...


baslik parasi=money paid by the groom to the family of the bride in exchange for their daughter.(this is a tradition in rural Turkey and is not practiced by TC's)

Thats the difference between us. We get paid (proika) to take their daughter away from them and you need to pay.

[Viewpoint]

I have heard this story last night from a friend,i hope Halil can give us the details,the incident happened in the village next to Halils village Pinarbasi (Krini)

A TC young man from the village of Dagyolu (Fota) marries a Turkish settlers daughter from a Alaykoy (Gerolakkos).
As the tradition goes,at the wedding in Fota,money and jewellery is pinned on the young couple by the family and the guests.
As the wedding ceremony ends,the family of the bride decide to gather all the pinned money and jewellery and leave saying,according to their tradition since the groom did not pay any "baslik parasi" the money/gold belongs to them.
Naturally the groom objects to this so a fight between the young groom and brides family break out resulting in the groom being beating up.
By now the whole Fota village hears the story and gathers,rounding up the brides family and giving them a good proper hiding & chasing them out of the village..

I have no idea what happened to the young couple,maybe Halil will give use more details...


baslik parasi=money paid by the groom to the family of the bride in exchange for their daughter.(this is a tradition in rural Turkey and is not practiced by TC's)

Thats the difference between us. We get paid (proika) to take their daughter away from them and you need to pay.

Might be something to do with looks and virginity.

[Oracle]

Turks sell their daughters to the highest bidder, as if in slavery to the groom, their master.

Greek parents arm their daughters financially in a marriage, so that they maintain a degree of independence when they are restricted by children, should the husband die / leave.

The proika remains very much the property of the GC wife .... or did no one tell the GC males

[Raymanoff]

Zulu traditions...

[Nikitas]

The outer fringes of the EU. Definitely would make a good movie. Oscar material.

[Oracle]

Zulu traditions...

The Zulu are a proud and culturally rich group of people quite different to Turks .....

Zulu Wedding

The bride changes into traditional outfit. During the traditional wedding the parties from the bride and the groom’s side compete through Zulu dance and songs.

During this ceremony the family of the groom slaughters a cow to show that they accept the bride in their home. The bride puts money inside the stomach of the cow while the crowd looks on. This is a sign that she is now part of the family. The wedding ceremony ends with the bride giving gifts in the form of blankets to her new family, including the extended family. This tradition is called ukwaba. Even the long-deceased family members receive gifts and are represented by the living ones. The family cover themselves with the blankets in an open area where everybody will see. The spectators ululate, sing, and dance for the family.

[Nikitas]

Kemal gave women the vote back in the 20s, but they are still regarded as chattel to be bought in Yerolakkos, where the custom was imported. Now wait for Zan to comment and justify the unjustifiable. How it is all the GCs fault and the embargoes.

[Nikitas]

Just a thought, if the Pyla incident proves that GCs and Tcs cannot coexist, what does the wedding fracas prove?