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Forshpil (LKT)
… to his parents for a kiddush , where people made a great celebration. After this came the row from the youth society, … Sabbath preceding the wedding... Among the German Jews this celebration was called Spinholz, a medieval German term, the … calling aloud, ‘Zu der spinholz!’ (to the Spinholz celebration)...” [Worms, 17th century]. Schauss 1950, pp. …
Koyletsh-tants (LKT)
… “In the ‘ Koilitch ’ dance, which also was performed at the celebration, the dancer holds a large chalah (loaf of …
Shemonah-esreh tants (LKT)
… Malkha that would perform at weddings and other family celebrations the ‘tants’ (dance) of ‘shemonah-esreh.’ The …
Sher
… used to play for Ukrainian artisans...at their weddings and celebrations, to which they invited Jewish musicians. The …
Skotshne/Skochne
… When one of the bridal couple is an orphan, when the celebration of the wedding reaches midnight and in general …
Ehad mi Yodea - Its sources, variations, and parodies
… the week”), eight are the days of the huppah (the wedding celebrations, instead of the days from the birth to the …
Zemerl (LKT)
… Vizhnitser Hasidic tradition....[it was played] at small celebrations like the sholem-zokher , an evening party prior …
Qad Zawajunī - Here I Was Wed
… once housed a considerable Jewish community, the wedding celebrations last a month, beginning with the Sabbath before … of women's singing at Jewish Yemenite wedding celebrations, this song is sung in a responsorial style. … the poet, or in this case, the women who participate in the celebrations, as a basis for actions that Madar calls …
Vivat
… the sewing of the wedding-clothes began with a special celebration with the klezmorim who played a ‘vivat.’” …
Haint Iz Purim, Brider, Part II
… Belz Hassidim dropped this niggun from their Simhat Torah celebrations following a request by the Belzer Rebbe, a …