History - Tradition

When the conversation about the dowry was over, favorable, of course, then they all gave their hands, wished and kissed. Immediately the light was on and the first rifle shot was taking place to make friends happy, and enemies jealous, as they said then. Straight after that the bride's father instructed them to be treated. The bride immediately brought loukoumi (traditional sweet) and cool water to eat and sweeten as they used to do at the custom. If it was not too late at night, dinner followed. The food was always ready before night. They ate and drank with great joy until the morning. As soon as this joy was over and the day had come, the co parents-in-law and the groom left for their home happy. They then exchanged visits and the feast was going on. The youngsters were considered to be engaged and on Sunday they went with their parents to the church.

Songs of the Matchmaking

At the beginning, they were singing songs of the table.

Diamandoula m '

-Down to the plane trees of Kriovrisi

-There were two brave boys and one slim line girl

-They were sitting, eating and drinking, and they were observing her

- “ Diamantoula! You are so yellow

-Yellow as lemon and as a gold coin

- Does the shadow press you or does the ghost

-Nor the shadow is pressing me neither the ghost

-The brave boy presses me at midnight.

Continue with another song of the table.

I am the beautiful hick

Let's say goodbye to the beautiful and to the hicks

And I will go to Ioannina at Bei’s palaces

-Hello my dear Bei. -Welcome hick!

I am the beautiful hick, the glorified hick

And I have a thousand sheep and five hundred goats

-A wolf eats the sheep and a jackal eats the goats.

You see that mountain over here and over there?

-Over here are the sheep over there are the goats

And between the two mountains twelve mills are grinding

Six mills grind with water and six grind with milk

and in the foam of milk three girls are washing

One is washing the sick and the other is washing the hurt

And the third and the best is washing the engaged men.

They were also singing many other suitable songs. When the feast was over and the doors were opened, the visits and wishes of the villagers began. "Well wreaths and all rest", "hurry up for the wedding to give us joy".

The song below was being sung until they arrive home. They also sang it for the reason to let the whole village know the good news.

Now the birds, now the swallows,

Now, the partridges often talk and say:

Wake up my master, wake up my sweet love