/tags/wedding-traditions/Recent content in Wedding-Traditions on Late BloomsHugoen-usThu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-korovai/Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-korovai/<p>&ldquo;<em>Love doesn&rsquo;t just sit there like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.&rdquo;   (Ursula K. LeGuin)</em></p> <p><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2014/The-korovai/i-X536Ltf/0/NJfSQMxTt2pD2S82HDPW2cZ6fP2wWMpWmLvqGDzzf/D/Wedding-Decor-4-D.jpg"><img alt="Wedding Decor 4" loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Wedding-Decor-4-1024x584.jpg"></a></p> <p>After attending a beautiful wedding recently at which there was bread instead of a cake, the above quote came to mind. This wedding adhered to Ukrainian tradition.  As you can see from the above collage, the &ldquo;Korovai&rdquo; is prominently displayed.  According to the wedding program, &ldquo;the Korovai is an intricately woven traditional Ukrainian wedding bread that represents the divine gift of life and prosperity from nature and the gift of love and support for the newly-married couple.&rdquo;</p>