Stefana

Object ID
2007.30.5.A
Object Name
Stefana
Date Created
December 27, 1945
Object Entities
DORROS, MARIE (created by)
Wright, Toula (owned by)
Schemetekopf, Angela (is related to)
Koumbaro, (is related to)
Wright, Franklyn (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
Wedding stefanas, made of two layers of wax flowers and pale green twine. Attached together with an ivory satin ribbon. Each cream flower bud has a spot of green wax. At the back and front of each crown sits an open flower centered over wax leaves.
Origin
Belonged to the donor's mother, Toula Kouimelis Wright (Nov. 8, 1915-Dec. 17, 2004). She was born in Chicago, grew up in Athens, and returned to Chicago in November 1929. The Stefanas are from her marriage to Franklyn J. Wright at St. Constantine Greek Orthodox Church on the south side of Chicago on December 27, 1945.

During the ceremony the bride and groom have stefana, or thin crowns, placed on their heads. These two crowns are connected by a white ribbon and were blessed by the priest before the ceremony. The symbolism of the crowns is the glory that God is placing on them as a newly married couple within His church, and the white ribbon is a symbol of the couple’s newfound unity. As with the rings, the koumbaro will exchange the crowns back and forth between the couple’s heads three times.
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Citation
Stefana, December 27, 1945, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/7719. Accessed 03/28/24.