Assyrian Chaldean

https://vimeo.com/59546264 The wedding starts a night before (usually Friday) in the groom’s house where a small party is held known as ‘khyapta d khitna’ or ‘shower of the groom’. Food and drinks are served. Usually this party is small and only the closest relatives and friends are invited to the shower. As a tradition, the …

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Assyrian Wedding rituals consist of many different types of elements that have shaped today’s modern rituals for the past 3,000 years. An Assyrian Wedding traditionally lasted a week and consisted of different rituals for each day. Today, weddings in the Assyrian homeland usually last for 2 to 3 days while Assyrian weddings in the diaspora …

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