this is footage from august, 2005.
in many parts of ukraine, as in many other parts of the world, it is traditional that on the day of a wedding, the family and friends of the groom will gather at...
this is footage from august, 2005.
in many parts of ukraine, as in many other parts of the world, it is traditional that on the day of a wedding, the family and friends of the groom will gather at the groom's house for a small ceremony, after which they will all proceed through the village to the home of the bride. at the head of the procession usually is a band playing a wedding march.
at the bride's home is gathered her family and some friends, and another ceremony takes place. then the two groups head together through the village to the church; after the ceremony, those in attendance will head to reception--or home for brief spell, if there is time.
wedding receptions literally go all night. i recall being asked at 4 am by some old babas what we--i was with some cousins--were doing going home already.
take a look at my footage of a hutsul wedding and compare this wedding march tune to that of the one played just outside the home of the groom in that videoclip.
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dykun geez dont be mean, even if it is typical of wedding marches throughout western ukraine, it could still be polish in origina. ANYWAY, if anyone on this site can help me learn some things i can do at my wedding to honor my ukrainian heritage i would appreciate it :) any ideas? i live in california..sooo :)
Maybe my tone was mean, I'll give you that. . .but I just didn't get it. There is absolutely NOTHNG AT ALL atypical about this music, regardless of its origin. And whatever be the case regarding origin, there are deep similarities mizh ukrajinskoju halychanskoju i polskoju muzykoju. . .If this music happens to be Polish in origin, that doesn't matter! That does not make it any less typical of Western Ukrainian music! No less so than "Kazatski", which is Hopak, is typically Klezmer!
Iwaskewycz, a Polish last name? Just wondering why you call yourself Dykun (wild, or wildman in your case) which is Ukrainian. (Just a friendly question.)
grego310--your comment is ignorant. this is melody is typical of wedding marches throughout western ukraine. i have heard it, in different variations, at weddings in different parts of w ukraine.
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