In chapter one, the author presented a ceremony called a "veseliya" which was a traditional event that took place in a Lithuanian wedding. However, for Jurgis and Ona's wedding the veseliya that took place was not considered hardly at all because they felt that people were leaving without donating any money. This put a considerable amount of stress on Ona because she needed to pay for a lot bills for wedding and many other factors outside of the wedding. Jurgis, on the other hand, seemed as if he was just trying to stay strong for Ona because he would convince her that he would take care of any of the bills they had to pay for. But, this didn't mean that Jugris did not feel any stress as well as Ona.
From this, it would appear that the veselyia tradition was most likely not considered by the guests that were invited to the wedding. When the guests were presented with many wonderful things during the wedding, it was easy for them to take advantage of those things and they did that by not giving back to the bride and groom.
Well said, I liked how you covered in depth how the Bride and Groom felt and elaborated on what the veseliya was. Also, it was intresting how some people left without paying for their meal. Great Job!
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