A Lesson in Culture“In both Ukraine and Russia, both spouses-to-be would wear crowns during th

A Lesson in Culture

“In both Ukraine and Russia, both spouses-to-be would wear crowns during the wedding ceremony, apparently continuing an ancient tradition from Byzantium,” says professor Alexander Mihailovic, who teaches at Bennington College and specializes in Slavic Literature. “Ukraine has preserved the original Greek and Byzantine tradition of wedding head wreaths.”

-Vogue