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Show MADE OCCASION FOR FEAST Elaborate and. Peculiar Ceremonies Always Form Part of Wedding In Armenia. An Armenian wedding Is not readily forgotton. It lasts for several days and Btarts with a general meeting of friends and relatives, who aro entertained enter-tained by a band ot minstrels and dancers until tho arrival ot the groom. In tho midst ot the uproar It Is Armenian Ar-menian etiquette that the "hnppy" man shall totter In with faltering footsteps foot-steps and blanched faco (It haB just been whitened with a little povyder) In order to go through the ordeal ot preparation, Ho Is first publicly shaved, and then adorned with the various gifts sent by the bride elect. Ills brothers next fall upon him, nnd with such vigor thnt ho speedily stnnds forth as nature na-ture mado him. Thon they completely complete-ly reclotho him In now garments aa best they can a dllllcult Job, vvhon one remembers that custom forces them to hold candles In their right hands throughout the operation Tho evening terminates with bonfires, bon-fires, moro music and much dancing. Upon tho following ovenlng the brldo puts in her nppearance by riding to church the bridegroom walks, Tho priest meets them at the porch and reads them a very seasonable little homily upon the obligations they aro about to undertake. They next inarch In procession to the altar, whero tholr foreheads aro bound together with gold chains. |