IKON Magazine (January #1/2021)

A wonderful, fabulously beautiful tradition, when at a wedding, young people release a pair of white doves into the sky, was borrowed from the Italians. Moreover, the Slavs have believed for a long time that it is fortunate to release a bird into the sky. It is very symbolic that the dove has become a symbol of goodness and joy in the future family life - the bird is not at all cruel and not at all aggressive. We all know a sign: if a bird is puffed at you, this is fortunate and wealthy. Doves in a wedding ceremony can bring you both happiness and wealth. Some couples worry about the fate of the released birds, so they deny themselves this pleasure. In vain, the birds return to their dovecotes safe and sound.