XEE4152363 Russian custom - Wedding - 1860: pre-wedding ceremony. Godfather and godmother bless future marriages. The godfather presents to them the image of Christ or the Virgin, symbol of religious consecration. The godmother holds bread and salt above the head of the future bride, as a sign of happiness and abundance. Engraving in ??????Le Monde Illustre??????n簞190 of 1 December 1860. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian custom - Wedding - 1860: pre-wedding ceremony. Godfather and godmother bless future marriages. The godfather presents to them the image of Christ or the Virgin, symbol of religious consecration. The godmother holds bread and salt above the head of the future bride, as a sign of happiness and abundance. Engraving in ??????Le Monde Illustre??????n簞190 of 1 December 1860.); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright.