Film
Russian folk theater. Part One. Ritual games.. (1974)
Availability of videosources
1, 2, 3, 4;
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Annotation
Ancient rituals of the Russian people.Reel №1
Holiday "Polesskie carols" in one of the Belarusian villages; costumed dancing in the street, singing songs.
Holiday "Farewell to Winter" in one of the Lithuanian villages.
Masked mummers dance to accordion eating pancakes.
Georgian folk game show "Berikaoba."
Front of the camera are people in old clothes; mummers pushing each other in a mountain river.
Moldovan national ceremony "Malanka".
Dance, hand in hand, members of the ceremonial ritual.
Theatrical game show "Kostroma", performed by villagers Dorozhovo Bryansk region.
Participants representation (women) spin flax, weave cloth on a wooden loom, dance in a circle.
The wedding ceremony, performed villagers Afanasevka Belgorod region.
Rite crying bride in northern wedding executable villagers Karnogore Arkhangelsk region.
Key words
National life. Folk festivals.Locations
Belarus
Lithuania
Georgia
Moldova
Bryansk region
Traditions and customs; National culture Culture and Arts
Reel №2
The ancient rite "Kostroma".
Women spin and sing.
Soloist -Kostroma winds the thread into a ball.
The performers lead a round dance.
The soloist pushes the yarn.
The soloist shows the canvas she has woven.
Kostroma drinks a glass and pours a neighbor.
Kostroma lay down on the grass, got sick.
A healer is brought to the sick woman.
The healer "treats" Kostroma.
A priest is brought to Kostroma.
The priest confesses her and communicates.
All the participants sing and dance.
On the road there is a cart on which two balalaika are sitting.
An ancient Central Russian wedding ceremony.
The bride's farewell to the maiden will and the parental home.
Locations
Belgorod region
Objects
Afanasyevka villageNational culture; Traditions and customs Culture and Arts
Reel №3
Representatives of the groom come to the bride's house.
The bride's parents drink a glass.
The boys are watching the colorful ceremony from behind the fence.
The bride is taken away from her parents' house.
The groom's mother will sweep the road.
The groom's parents meet their son with the bride..
Waving a talisman and fire.
The ransom of the dowry chest.
The dowry chest is opened.
Wedding table.
Everyone is dancing and singing.
NORTHERN WEDDING.
The bride is sitting among her friends.
The bride wails and apologizes to her friends.
Locations
Belgorod region
Arkhangelsk region
Objects
The village of KarpogoryNational culture; Wedding; Traditions and customs Culture and Arts; Holidays; Social life
Reel №4
The bride's crying.
Girlfriends sing a sad song.
The bride has a red ribbon woven out of her braid.
The bride is wailing on the shoulder of one of her girlfriends.
The icon of St.
Nicholas the Wonderworker in the red corner.
The bride is unwound a braid.
Locations
Arkhangelsk region
Traditions and customs; National culture; Wedding Culture and Arts; Holidays; Social life