By universal recognition as marriage are considered in a certain way issued between the man and the woman of the relation. And in our country today by the legislation it is established that not only legal registration in the REGISTRY OFFICE is considered the only norm of registration of the family relations, but also the civil marriage is a sufficient form of the state recognition of this fact. In this regard current is a problem, so-called, "marriage konsumation" about which concept came from ancient traditions of many people today. In this context it is important to understand that the term "konsumation" means in translation from Latin "completion". And it in turn is unambiguously treated as the taken place sexual intercourse between spouses.
In epic times the process of a wedding unlike our days, as a rule, was subdivided into several stages. For example, the wedding unions were widespread among the aristocracy between minor representatives of the known surnames. Such traditions first of all protected patrimonial interests as, having become related through the successors, aristocratic lines could count on strengthening of political and economic impact in a circle of the representation.
However the official conclusion of the marriage unions did not mean at all sexual abuse of juvenile successors whom it directly concerned. The sexual relations between spouses could be established only after approach of term of majority of both spouses which was recorded by precepts of law of those public entities which regulated the legislation in the respective territories. And the fact of existence of the first sexual intercourse was surely fixed according to the established thematic rituals.
Historical heritage
In the last centuries the tradition connected with expression "a marriage konsumation" was considered as absolutely natural and threw nobody in shock. Spouses were perfectly informed on what waits for them in the nearest future and could be prepared for it respectively. That is such complexity and a subtlety of the moment as demonstration of intimate relations in the presence of strangers, confused nobody similarly modern interpretation of this moment.
The procedure of establishment of a konsumation meant existence earlier near a bed of young spouses of authorized representatives who as witnesses watched their coition. And east tradition in general approached this ceremony with special gravity and solemnity. Konsumation of marriage at them happened to protection and candles. And during wedding night all windows were closed, and soldiers protected successors from evil spirits.
This ritual had in this case an essential spiritual component according to which spouses to a konsumation of marriage were only a husband and the wife before the state and the human law, and after holding a ritual and a unification in a single whole their matrimony became full and full before god. And in Ancient Greece, for example, presence of witnesses as in the Middle East during a konsumation of marriage was not obligatory as purity of the spouse was shown to authorized people next morning when the bed on which there were characteristic traces from blood was shown them. The existence fact on sheets of blood of the bride was the real confirmation of deprivation of her virginity, as was regarded as fulfillment of the last stage of a wedding of spouses.
Value of a konsumation for marriage
At all times unambiguously was considered that the fortress of the matrimonial union directly depends at most physiological communication of the husband and the wife. And the first marriage night is that important beginning of the family relations which defines the next long and happy way of spouses. At this moment that initial message on the fortress and durability of the marriage union arises.
Readiness to live the joint life interfaced to the birth and education of worthy posterity which will become heritage of a dynasty subsequently is considered a paramount task of newly formed family. Thus, weak family bonds will be regarded as insolvent in the decision of an important social mission. And therefore violation of the regular sexual relations between spouses even is the most important reason of stains now. It is considered that in families where the sexual relations between the husband and the wife are broken, there is first of all no that spiritual unity which rallies a monolithic cell of society, and it loses the capacity. That is for any country of the world the family is regarded as the basic social education capable to give birth and bring up worthy and strong sons and daughters of the territory.
Nekonsumirovanny marriage, most known in world history
Throughout all history of mankind the nekonsumirovanny marriages were considered as formal and unreliable. And therefore they were nullified often as they could not execute the main mission for the birth and education of posterity, and, besides, in such conditions and the fortress of the political and economic union was in serious doubt all society.
The most striking historical example of such matrimony marriage between the king of England Henry VIII and Anna Klevskaya is considered today. It is remarkable that Anna became the fourth spouse of the famous monarch, and their decision to be combined was more caused by the political ambitions of both parties which are almost completely excluding romantic aspect. It is enough to tell that Henry VIII carried out the choice of the bride on her strongly embellished portrait owing to what after their real meeting he refused flatly to enter with it intimate relationship.
This marriage at the request of the king of England and from approval of Rome was not simply terminated, and recognized as completely cancelled. That is it was recognized "never existing". And the lack of a konsumirovaniye became the reason of so sad and loud rupture of this titled couple. It became possible because between Heinrich and Anna there was never intimate relationship that on the religious laws existing then was a good reason for cancellation of the marriage union.
In this context it is important to note that after cancellation of marriage because of recognition its nekonsumirovanny Anna only won. She as the sexual partner did not interest Heinrich at all, and after this event could remain to live in its palace as the friend that cannot be told about the previous spouses who ended life on a scaffold. Besides, it, having received freedom, carried out the life quite happily in the rank of the titled and wealthy woman.
Conclusion
Summarizing all above, it is possible to note that such matrimony in which between spouses the sexual relations took place at least once is considered konsumirovanny. Despite ancient interpretations of this concept, it is necessary to recognize, as today the konsumirovaniye of marriage should be considered rather relevant phenomenon. In the absence of sexual relations between spouses the fortress of their matrimony can be in serious doubt, and marriage to be recognized as formal.
It is interesting that points which consider a marriage konsumation as the objective reason for official cancellation of matrimony are registered in precepts of law of many states and today. Having in detail studied statistics on stains, it is possible to claim unambiguously that in most cases their harbingers are the facts of lack of the sexual relations between spouses. And it is absolutely clear because the konsumation provides not only the pleasures of the body connected with the sexual relations of gender antipodes but also first of all it forms a strong link of close people which is the cornerstone of all society.
And the fact of legal registration of the family relations and process of a konsumation represent a way of a privacy of spouses for the purpose of formation of their private life. It is the major moment which fixes a unification of the man and woman. Documentary confirmation of creation of family and the introduction in intimate relations confirms intention of spouses to follow together on a course of life.