{"id":11517,"date":"2021-12-09T16:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/brides-and-traditions\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T11:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T09:50:15","slug":"brides-and-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/brides-and-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Brides and traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11517\" class=\"elementor elementor-11517 elementor-3176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49b57517 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49b57517\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24308ca7\" data-id=\"24308ca7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ddba0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ddba0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<em>&#8220;Something old<\/em>,\u00a0<em>something new<\/em>,\u00a0<em>something borrowed<\/em>,\u00a0<em>something blue and a sixpence in your shoe&#8221;<\/em>\r\n\r\nThis saying actually describes a global trend with roots in the Victorian era, which Greek brides tend to follow.\r\n\r\nBrides in the Victorian Era &amp; Symbolism\r\n\r\nSo, on the wedding day, it is said that the bride should have on her something borrowed, something blue, something old, something new and a coin. Often these items are gifts from relatives and friends to the bride, or family heirlooms passed down from generation to generation in the form of jewelry.\r\n\r\nSymbolism of the old\r\nThe &#8220;old&#8221; symbolizes the continuity, consistency, and protection offered by those close to us, and often it is gold jewelry (a pair of earrings, a bracelet, solitaire rings, or a necklace) that belonged to a woman from a previous generation of the family and passes into the possession of the bride on her wedding day.\r\n\r\nSymbolism of the new\r\nThe &#8220;new&#8221; symbolizes optimism for the future in the couple&#8217;s new life together. Often this role is played by the rings that couples order and wear on their hands on their wedding day and every day of their lives since then.\r\n\r\nSymbolism of the borrowed\r\nThe &#8220;borrowed&#8221; object has the meaning of wishing good luck to the new couple. Usually, an already happily married woman lends an object that she herself uses to the bride, so that she can pass on some of her favor and good luck to the new bride. Often it is a brooch, a bracelet or a pendant that is &#8220;passed on&#8221; to the bride by her mother or grandmother.\r\n\r\nSymbolism of blue\r\n&#8220;Blue&#8221; has a double meaning as it symbolizes protection from the &#8220;evil eye&#8221; but also love, faith and purity that are often associated with the color blue. Brides often choose blue stones in their earrings, or a pendant or rosette ring with a blue stone in the centre.\r\n\r\nSymbolism of the coin\r\nFinally, the &#8220;coin&#8221; symbolizes prosperity for the couple beginning their life together. In earlier times the bride would hide a coin in her shoe, which in modern times has been replaced by an amulet, usually round in shape, that the father of the bride gives to his daughter before handing her over to the groom.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa18309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa18309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97238a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97238a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eva Kountouraki GG, AJP, JBM<br \/>\nGemology Instructor, Jewellery Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Something old,\u00a0something new,\u00a0something borrowed,\u00a0something blue and a sixpence in your shoe&#8221; This saying actually describes a global trend with roots in the Victorian era, which Greek brides tend to follow. Brides in the Victorian Era &amp; Symbolism So, on the wedding day, it is said that the bride should have on her something borrowed, something &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/brides-and-traditions\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Brides and traditions<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[373],"tags":[397,396,375,394,376,387,393,386,395],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milor.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}