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Red is the bride's (birth) color. Green is the grooms. Gifts given with dance green to gold carer, lace embroidery, [[?]]
veil and crown for first child  blanket embroidered for 1st child symbolizing patience, colors and patterns of armenia. gloves to decrease 'bride's beautiful hands and handkerchief to dance with husband. Saying is
"the bride is dripping with oil" meaning she is attractive. Bride given a silk rug. Masterpiece of dowry. Everybody come dance!
A small boy is brought to place on the lap of the bride.
A guy guesses "It's a boy. Armenians want 7 boys and 1 girl"
Circle dance. and Shabbosh!(Payment for the musician: Pers? Turk Arabic? Now bride with dance with money in her fingers. Throw $ in air. Then give to musician. The ending Govand circle dance with candles so gentle it doesn't putout the candles.
Hereon. We say goodbye to the bride and groom and hopeing