Traditional Mohiigan Wedding Ceremony

Wolfeboro New Hampshire  

http://www.wolfeboronh.us/

Native American Wedding Ceremony (Traditional)

6/9/11

http://mysmudgingblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/traditional-native-american-wedding.html

Shechaim OhjieshanWalkingfox

with

Tah (Donna),

after a wedding ceremony

Words from a native American wedding ceremony?

Words from a Spiritual Leader of (The Mohiigans (Maïngan People)

For our Native American wedding ceremony?

At a time when the couple is ready

and the wedding party is set around the prayer altar

each in turn may exchange their love and vowels to each other,

the female has the choice as to who will start first.

The Spiritual leader performing the blessed event, in our tribe,  will first speak to

Creator in our tongue, than English for each section of the wedding ceremony.

The words chosen by the couple while acceptance this ceremony, are not as important as the words by the couple.

And the tribal sacred words from the Spiritual leader to the couple and Creator, what the words are of course, is a very guarded secret sacred ceremony.

The Eastern Woodland American Native Wedding Ceremony, this must be said because this is only speaking about our people.

There are still over 500 tribes in Indian Country that

have permission to be recognized.

and

at least as many that the government is still trying to eliminate

by not recognizing.

there are about 500 ceremony ways they may have to their native weddings and

I have been to many of them.

Our wedding ceremony,

a Traditional Wedding,

should be something like many of the others.

However, it is not like the Funeral ceremony, because the public may enjoy the complete ceremony of native and non-native a like, with the permission of the couple.

The beginning and ending prayer, like most sacred prayers should never be recorded.

This is the leader and the couples request for marriage to Creator and thanks to Creator at the ceremony.

The prayer can be filmed just not the words.

Only the Spiritual leader and the couple for the Creators blessing at the beginning, everyone will be blessed by Creator at the end of the ceremony.

If you are being groomed for our ceremony please understand, this can take from a few days to at least a month.

By studying correctly you will, knowing that you will be blessed.

Remember, only Creator can bless!

Someone, in the favor with the couple, should gift a blanket, this person must also attend at least some of the pre ceremony to learn the why and how of the blessed event.

Everyone gifting at the time of and with the permission of the Spiritual leader and the couple should attend at least some of the pre ceremony.

Sometimes the families and/or friends wish to gift a

Turtle Rattle,

Regalia,

Headpiece,

Sage,

Sweet grass,

and/or

Tobacco for the ceremony.

As with the funeral ceremony, both families can asked to help with the meal after.

Anyone asking to, can join in the meal and whatever plans after the wedding.

Native American pre marriage ceremonies

The pre marriage meetings for our people is not a requirement for marriage, it is a request from the spiritual leader because it helps the couple to have a relaxed and enjoyable day.

At this meeting the couple and any member of the soon to be wedding, will learn everything that will take place on that blessed day, the couple and any person directly involved will then know what is expected of them by Creator during the wedding.

The couple will learn where to stand and why, will learn about the regalia and why it is used and all of the sacred blessings from Creator through your ancestors.

That said,

please remember, whatever happens during the wedding will not be judged, after all it is a fun, loving, first day for the rest of your lives.