Ellinika Gamisia Site

: Use descriptive, sensory language to tell a fictional or dramatized personal story.

On the morning of the wedding:

The celebration begins days before the church. Traditionally, the couple’s bedsheets are spread by young, unmarried girls (to ensure fertility). Friends gather to stuff grape leaves ( dolmades ) and wrap kourabiedes (sugar-coated almonds). But the most important ritual is the Vaptiko – the washing of the wedding crowns and clothes, symbolizing purity. ellinika gamisia