Ever since I arrived in Kosovo last September, I wanted to go to an Albanian wedding! Albanian weddings are very fancy and very fun parties. Even though I never got to go to one, I still learned a lot about them. Come check out some fun Albanian wedding traditions!
I learned about traditional Albanian weddings. For reference, most of the people who live in Kosovo are Albanian. Do you know where Albania is?
There are lots of traditions involved in Albanian weddings, so I'll just cover three big ones. The first thing you need to know is that Albanian weddings are long. They start a week before the actual ceremony! During that time, the bride and groom have separate celebrations and exchange gifts. The whole town will also sing and dance.
Second, the bride usually rellocates from her home to that of her husband's and his family. During the ceremony where her family sees her off, she typically cries a lot she is sad to leave her family. Some brides use tricks to keep crying for a long time such as rubbing onions on their faces and keeping cut lemons in their pockets to make sure they could keep crying for hours. Wow!
Third, the bride and groom will adorn fancy, traditional clothes. Veshje e katunit is the name of a traditional wedding Albanian outfit from Kosovo.
