Dowry bride

A moment comes in the life of any girl when a guy makes a serious step in a relationship - he offers to live together. Joy overwhelms both lovers, but there is a second side to the coin. This is not only the financial responsibility of the young couple, the distribution of expenses, the constant care of each other, but also the starting clothing capital, without which even the first day of arrival in a new apartment or house cannot do. Modern girls do not have to decide on a wedding, so the bride’s dowry is no more than the essentials. Let's see what it consists of.

What is a dowry for a bride?

Things that fill the joint housing of young people create a cozy, warm atmosphere - this is the bride’s dowry. The word comes from the verbs "add", "add", which is quite clear and without additional explanation. Grandmothers and mothers began to collect dowry from the birth of the future bride, although now, having money, they buy for a couple of days. The last option is not very cost-effective and thought out for young girls: the currency tends to grow rapidly, something will be forgotten, not everything is always in one hypermarket.

It is great if the family of the bride read this long tradition, keep special souvenirs and home decor, which will certainly come in handy. Dowry young girl will need to be in any conditions, even if she decides to live separately from their parents. So, it is the duty of mom, dad and grandmothers to collect kitchen utensils, bedding, underwear and a couple dozen of necessary things.

What was the dowry of the ancient Slavs?

The dowry of the girl is an old tradition that came from Kievan Rus. It directly depended on the material support of the parents, but even if the family was not rich, the minimum set should exist. The dowry included: bridal outfit, decorations, kitchen utensils, bedding, including blankets, towels and towels. If the future bride did not have such a “baggage”, then it was believed that she would remain a lonely maiden.

Young girls were so serious about this moment that from an early age they began to prepare their own dowry on their own. For this there was a special chest, where folded homemade napkins, tablecloths, and shirts with patterned embroidery. The bride had to prepare her wedding gown, embroider and decorate many tabletops, towels. An important part of the dowry was embroidered towels and belts - they were considered gifts for the future groom and his family.

The wedding bed had to be made out personally by the bride, taking into account national motives and symbolism. The girl before the wedding was obliged to sew a rag ball, which would then give the children for fun games. The rite of collecting dowry was obligatory in all families. Girls merchants or boyars, princely or rural, no one was released from their own handicrafts. Netkaha was an insulting nickname for a young bride.

At the time of transporting the dowry, a special list was drawn up, which was given to the mother and the matchmaker for preservation. The groom could not get off with one wedding. He had to buy a dowry, according to the bride's list, to ensure the safety of his wife’s things in the event of an early death. The property of the groom was a piece of land and status, which automatically passed on to the girl after the wedding.

Modern dowry for the bride

The world is changing, traditions are forgotten. Every day about the dowry less think, and remember only when it comes time to marry or live together. Is it correct? You decide. There are two sides to the coin. The first is positive. When young people start living together, buying a dowry to create an individual lifestyle will come from them. It will not be old unnecessary carpets, Soviet kettles. And if the bride meets her future husband in another city or country, then transporting things there is not the best solution.

The other side is negative. The joint decision to live together often coincides with the unplanned pregnancy of the girl, then the problems begin. You need to buy not only a cot, diapers, clothes, a stroller for the baby, but also a dowry - kitchen utensils, household appliances for the young. Even the wedding dress of the bride! Financial difficulties are inevitable in this case for both families. If you have an initial dowry, it will provide you with comfort for the first time, and later you furnish the apartment yourself.

Ideal for a young girl, if she already works or is engaged in a favorite hobby that brings a good income. Then the bride is not tied to the 8-hour schedule, easily combines earnings with household duties, child care. Modern parents must form not only the material, but also the spiritual dowry of their daughter, including moral values, the ability to care, show affection, care for loved ones. To be able to cook is also not an easy task, which the bride should learn from an early age. What accommodates the minimal dowry of a modern girl?

Linens

When young people start living together, the bed becomes the most visited place in the house, isn't it? To make it comfortable to spend time there, you need to have a comfortable, medium-hard mattress in the size of a bed, mattress pad, two or three bed linen sets (bed sheet, pillowcases, duvet cover), pillows, winter blanket, summer cover, cozy blanket. Such a list looks solid, but in fact the young couple will need all the things. As you can see, it is better to buy this bride in advance than in one trip to the store.

Underwear

My husband is in a good mood not when food is ready in the kitchen, but in the house there is perfect cleanliness. Home comfort is no substitute for the beauty of the bride or wife, who needs to be shown in a favorable light to a loved one. Take it as a natural dowry, decorating yourself with beautiful underwear - lace shirts, frank bust and panties, elegant robes, flirty pajamas. You should not look like a tortured housewife, but as a model of the bride in the eyes of your man! Do not forget about this dowry, and then small errors in cleaning you will be forgiven.

Bath Towels

No one can do without daily water procedures, therefore dowry in the form of towels is obligatory. How many of them will a young couple need? At least 2 baths for each spouse or roommate, several for hands, separate for legs, and do not forget about the guests. The kitchen also needs your dowry, so allocate 5 linen towels for it. If your family adheres to national traditions, then the bride has the right to use embroidered bench hammers as a decor.

Dishes

Having arrived for the first time in a new apartment, at first the bride will need to feed her beloved young man with a delicious dinner. Daily trips to restaurants are not affordable for everyone. Even noble men adore when women cook for them by themselves, putting the soul. The choice of the dish is yours, but what is the point of cooking it? You will need a dowry of 4 pots of different sizes, you will need not only to cook the soup; 3 pans - pancake, large for receiving guests, medium - for dinner for two. Brides, do not forget about the kettle and baking molds for pies, fish, meat, baking cupcakes.

Dinnerware

It is desirable that the girls had in the dowry 2 sets of tableware. One for everyday use for 4-6 persons, the second - for special events. These are cups, tablespoons and teaspoons, forks, flat and deep plates, drinking bowls, saucers, glasses for soft drinks, wine glasses, wine glasses. In the dowry of the girls should be a set of several knives - for meat, fish, bread, vegetables. No wooden boards can do without. Small parts like silicone brushes, confectionery syringes are not acquired immediately.

Appliances

Not every bride has a spare fridge or oven. This question is raised individually in the family of the future spouses. If on the eve of the wedding, the dowry of the girl in the form of household appliances is easy to form using a list of gifts. Guests will be happy to provide the necessary and necessary things, so the wedding will ease your financial expenses a little. For the first time, the young couple will need a dowry - a refrigerator, a regular and microwave, a mixer, a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, a laptop or a PC. TV, water heater, air conditioning are purchased later.