The groom and the others
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Vága, early 1960s; Standing from left to right: Péter Mahely, László Farkas, Ernő Jalsovszky, Ferenc Recht, Gyula Farkas, György Kulcsár, Miklós Recht, Ernő Bakó, János Kertész, József Kertész. ; Sitting from left to right: István Sztoklasz, József Sztoklasz, László Karácsony (best man), Jenő Farkas (groom), Ernő Boledovics (best man), Sztoklasz ? ; One of the indispensable people responsible for the good atmosphere at a wedding party was the best man (in Vágán he was called a best man). In the past, a friend or relative of the family would take on this honorable role. In fact, even a decade or two ago, it was not uncommon for not one but several best men to be invited to a wedding.