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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 multiple [[Ritual family|liturgical rites]], including 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, representingcrowning thethem crowns of Christian martyrdom. This teaches that each marriage must “die to itself,” and thatas the couple must accept Christ’s passionqueen and deathking onof thea crossnew intofamily.<ref theirname=SOR>{{cite marriageweb|url=https://syriacorthodoxresources.org/Liturgy/Matrimony/LiturgyInBrief.html|title=The andSacrament regardof theirMatrimony: unionThe asLiturgy beingin directedBrief|work=Syriac towardsOrthodox theResources|publisher=[[Catholic kingdomUniversity of God,America]]|access-date=3 ratherOctober than allow their marriage to be idolized or romanticized on its own terms.2022}}</ref>