BETROTHAL IN ALBANIA
GIRL MAY “QUEEN IT” FOR A DAY
Albania, the Balkan State ruled by King Zog, is a quaint: mixture of the new and the old. place of railways the inhabitants have up-to-date air services, but they still cling to their pic turesque marriage customs. Young girls are not allowed out of their mother’s sight until they are betrothed, but when they are officially engaged they may “queen” it for a day or two over all their circle. Seated on a sort of throne they receive the homage and gifts of relations and friends. On the day of the wedding the bridegroom and the best man and friends form a procession and call for the bride. They take her, heavily veiled, to church, while her parents remain at home. Tne girl usually rides on a horse led by the best man, and to keep up the pretence of capture the men discharge guns as they march along singing. __
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1934, Page 15 (Supplement)
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