Bosya talks about matchmaking customs, how people prepare for a wedding on both the groom’s and bride’s sides, and how weddings take place among the Kalmyks. Matchmaking has several stages. Weddings are celebrated for two days: on the first day in the house of the bride and the next day in the groom’s house.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi
Sangadzhi talks about wedding rituals, including matchmaking, wedding, gal tyalgn (fire ritual) and ...
In this video Vladimir talks about the Kalmyk wedding, including a custom of choosing and abducting ...
Ivan recalls how in 1939, when he was 5, he saw a Kalmyk bride. She had her head covered and was rid...
Nadvid says that in the past Kalmyk matchmaking consisted of several stages. Matchmaking started wit...
Lyalya says that Kalmyk matchmaking has several stages during which the parents of the betrothed get...
During matchmaking the two sides agree on the date of wedding. On the eve of the wedding day, the gr...
Dzhidzha’s story: My mother told me about how Kalmyks chose brides in the past. A matchmaker would i...
Alexandr talks about Roma people who came to his village and about how Kalmyks do matchmaking: Just ...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk weddings. She is from the Malyachkhn lineage which does not have many m...
Tatyana talks about Kalmyk weddings. The groom’s delegation brings meat to the bride’s parents. Upon...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk wedding rituals by recounting her children’s weddings, including the ma...
Maria recounts several customs that Kalmyks follow during weddings. The bed of the newlywed has to b...
Togtan says that a traditional matchmaking consists of three stages and a wedding lasts for a couple...
Ekaterina recalls that when she was a child she saw the wedding of the woman who babysat her. The we...
Tseren says that during the wedding the bride bows to the altar in the groom’s house. In the house h...
Sangadzhi talks about wedding rituals, including matchmaking, wedding, gal tyalgn (fire ritual) and ...
In this video Vladimir talks about the Kalmyk wedding, including a custom of choosing and abducting ...
Ivan recalls how in 1939, when he was 5, he saw a Kalmyk bride. She had her head covered and was rid...
Nadvid says that in the past Kalmyk matchmaking consisted of several stages. Matchmaking started wit...
Lyalya says that Kalmyk matchmaking has several stages during which the parents of the betrothed get...
During matchmaking the two sides agree on the date of wedding. On the eve of the wedding day, the gr...
Dzhidzha’s story: My mother told me about how Kalmyks chose brides in the past. A matchmaker would i...
Alexandr talks about Roma people who came to his village and about how Kalmyks do matchmaking: Just ...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk weddings. She is from the Malyachkhn lineage which does not have many m...
Tatyana talks about Kalmyk weddings. The groom’s delegation brings meat to the bride’s parents. Upon...
Alexandra talks about Kalmyk wedding rituals by recounting her children’s weddings, including the ma...
Maria recounts several customs that Kalmyks follow during weddings. The bed of the newlywed has to b...
Togtan says that a traditional matchmaking consists of three stages and a wedding lasts for a couple...
Ekaterina recalls that when she was a child she saw the wedding of the woman who babysat her. The we...
Tseren says that during the wedding the bride bows to the altar in the groom’s house. In the house h...
Sangadzhi talks about wedding rituals, including matchmaking, wedding, gal tyalgn (fire ritual) and ...
In this video Vladimir talks about the Kalmyk wedding, including a custom of choosing and abducting ...
Ivan recalls how in 1939, when he was 5, he saw a Kalmyk bride. She had her head covered and was rid...