Vladimir talks about a wedding custom whereby the bride’s female relatives take the hat off the leader of the groom’s delegation. These women are usually daughters-in-law, who ask for money in exchange for the hat.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi
Maria recounts several customs that Kalmyks follow during weddings. The bed of the newlywed has to b...
Nikolai says that in the past the main clothing for both men and women was the beshmet robe. Married...
Viktoria talks about a hat that belonged to Kuukn Noyon. This is her story: Kuukn Noyon lived in Tsa...
Danil says that weddings among the Derbets and the Torghuts are similar. The main difference is a cu...
In this video Vladimir talks about the Kalmyk wedding, including a custom of choosing and abducting ...
Lyalya says that Kalmyk matchmaking has several stages during which the parents of the betrothed get...
Tatyana talks about Kalmyk weddings. The groom’s delegation brings meat to the bride’s parents. Upon...
Rimma says that Derbets and Torghuts have similar wedding customs. Everything begins with matchmakin...
Ekaterina recalls that when she was a child she saw the wedding of the woman who babysat her. The we...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk wedding rituals by recounting her children’s weddings, including the ma...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk weddings. She is from the Malyachkhn lineage which does not have many m...
Rimma talks about how to show respect to one's husband's relatives and how a Kalmyk bride should beh...
During matchmaking the two sides agree on the date of wedding. On the eve of the wedding day, the gr...
Bosya talks about matchmaking customs, how people prepare for a wedding on both the groom’s and brid...
Tseren says that during the wedding the bride bows to the altar in the groom’s house. In the house h...
Maria recounts several customs that Kalmyks follow during weddings. The bed of the newlywed has to b...
Nikolai says that in the past the main clothing for both men and women was the beshmet robe. Married...
Viktoria talks about a hat that belonged to Kuukn Noyon. This is her story: Kuukn Noyon lived in Tsa...
Danil says that weddings among the Derbets and the Torghuts are similar. The main difference is a cu...
In this video Vladimir talks about the Kalmyk wedding, including a custom of choosing and abducting ...
Lyalya says that Kalmyk matchmaking has several stages during which the parents of the betrothed get...
Tatyana talks about Kalmyk weddings. The groom’s delegation brings meat to the bride’s parents. Upon...
Rimma says that Derbets and Torghuts have similar wedding customs. Everything begins with matchmakin...
Ekaterina recalls that when she was a child she saw the wedding of the woman who babysat her. The we...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk wedding rituals by recounting her children’s weddings, including the ma...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk weddings. She is from the Malyachkhn lineage which does not have many m...
Rimma talks about how to show respect to one's husband's relatives and how a Kalmyk bride should beh...
During matchmaking the two sides agree on the date of wedding. On the eve of the wedding day, the gr...
Bosya talks about matchmaking customs, how people prepare for a wedding on both the groom’s and brid...
Tseren says that during the wedding the bride bows to the altar in the groom’s house. In the house h...
Maria recounts several customs that Kalmyks follow during weddings. The bed of the newlywed has to b...
Nikolai says that in the past the main clothing for both men and women was the beshmet robe. Married...
Viktoria talks about a hat that belonged to Kuukn Noyon. This is her story: Kuukn Noyon lived in Tsa...