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по-русски
Russian Wedding April 30, 2006Click on photos to ENLARGE. |
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 When this American lad T.J.
proposed to Veronica, he did
not know her parents would host a shortened traditional old Russian
costume wedding reception, somewhat like a "Mardi Gras" or
maslianitsa. Her
father Victor is Russian, mother Tanya is Jewish —
both immigrated
from Baku, Azerbaidjan. They held a simple non- denominational
wedding. Afterward people wore funny bright-colored masks and costumes
and join in a festival of drinking, eating, games and dancing.
Sometimes as a joke, men wore women's clothing and vice a versa. These
traditions
predate Christianity when people needed to drive away the evil spirits. |
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 Parents greet guest with bread and salt on a towel, khleb-sol'. Usually guests tear off a piece of bread, dip it in salt and eat. |
 But for a wedding,
whomever takes the biggest "bite" leads the family. The bride won!
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 L to R: Bride's
brother and family, sister, mom and dad, bride and groom, groom's
mother, and jester — petrushka.
T.J.'s had to go to work just before this photo.
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 After the bride
cut a ribbon to enter the hall, they see their cake, an
old party saying and a wanted poster.
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 Petrushka is the main entertainer and witness at the wedding. |
 Guest singing a song in the Italian language. |
 As a joke, cross- dressing guests steal the seats of the bride and groom, who must undrego interrogation or bribes to get their seats back. |
 1st test: Cloven fruit — pull a toothpick and say something nice about your spouse. |
 2nd test: Dress baby together each with one hand tied. |
 Mother and father of bride sing a dedication to the new family. |
 Russian girl from Harkov dancing in the costume of a Persian Princess. |
 Everybody drink and dance. |
 Father of bride dances with mother of groom and her sister. |
 Kids in costume too. |
 Bride and baby. |
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