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The '''Mystery of Crowning''' is a ritual component of the [[sacrament]] of [[marriage]] in [[Eastern Christianity]]. Variations of the crowning ceremony exist in the [[Byzantine Rite|Byzantine]], [[Coptic Rite|Coptic]], [[West Syriac Rite|West Syriac]], and [[East Syriac Rite]]s of the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]], and [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]. The crowning ceremony typically features a [[crown]] being placed upon the head of both the bride and bridegroom, coronatingcrowning them as the queen and king of a new family.<ref name=SOR>{{cite web|url=https://syriacorthodoxresources.org/Liturgy/Matrimony/LiturgyInBrief.html|title=The Sacrament of Matrimony: The Liturgy in Brief|work=Syriac Orthodox Resources|publisher=[[Catholic University of America]]|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>