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Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… is led to the mikve (ritual bath) or a local stream by her mother, sisters and the woman in charge of decorating her in … in the Al H ugariya district in south-west Yemen. Her mother Sham'a was a poet and professional mourner, who, as … Jewish women, which she collected over the years from her mother and other women, was the inspiration behind her work. …
Tvile
… The bride’s only escort to the bath-house were the two mothers and the bath-house attendant.” [late nineteenth …
Shemonah-esreh tants (LKT)
… from her childhood in the area of Brisk of Lithuania. Her mother told her about a cousin Malkha that would perform at …
Mezinke (LKT)
… danced. Often a whole garland of flowers is placed on the mother’s head and the immediate family begins to dance. The …
La Gallarda matadora
… were sung as lullabies and were therefore transferred by mother to child. Yet, coplas were mostly printed and …
Koyletsh-tants (LKT)
… their hands...” Rivkind 1960, p. 31 . “The fat Lithuanian mother-in-law went out in a dance before the groom and the … 1975, p. 232 . “Approaching the home of the bride, the mother or some other close relative comes out to meet the …
Patsh Tants (LKT)
… notation included). “‘Women, clap! Take pleasure that both mothers-in-law are dancing a shemele ’ If a man such as … from these two short verses, that it was a dance of the mothers-in-law and that it appears to have been of the style … from it that this was apparently a solo dance for the mothers-in-law alone, and this leads him to the additional …
Flakstants (LKT)
… in our shtetl, Pilvishok, Lithuania. The dancer was my grandmother Rakhe (Rachel). The klezmorim played, the guests were happy and made merry and then grandmother informed us that she intended to dance the ‘flax … for this dance and they couldn’t get it right -- until grandmother directed them and gave them the special tune. And …
Bobes tants (LKT)
… full reference . “ Bobes Tanz [is a dance] for the grandmothers [to perform].” EncyJud 1971, p. 1266 . “ The Bube’s tanz: The grandmother honors the bride and groom with a dance.” Lapson … a sheyne minke -- this was already done among the grandmothers’ dances, but this [one] was after the khupe .” …
Shemene (LKT)
… in shame from the community. Mr. Sh. Eynhorn heard from his mother, born in Druyah (Vilna province): ‘Semerle-tants’ and …