The Best Friend plays a Major Role
Many of Bulgaria’s wedding traditions go back centuries. A very interesting tradition involves the prospective groom sending his best friend to his intended bride’s house to ask for her father’s blessing. If the father agreed he would then ask his daughter three times if she wished to marry him. If she answered yes, she would be pre-engaged and the prospective groom was invited to the house. The actual engagement takes place on a holiday or on a Sunday.
