Sort of unrelated question

[crazy-queer.livejournal.com]

Hi All,

My brother is getting married to a wonderful Russian girl and since the wedding is here in the states she doesn't get to have a lot of her Russian wedding traditions. My friend and I are in charge of the bachelorette party. I was wondering if there are any traditions that we should do at the wedding or at the bachelorette party that would make her feel like she wasn't missing out on traditions she always thought she would have.

I appreciate any ideas you can give me... it seems from what I've heard there are little games that Russians have in regards to getting married.

Comments

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

If we seriously start analyzing the lyrics of some Russian folk songs, we may as well start a mental hospital :))

I was always fascinated by that famous
Калинка-малинка, калинка моя.
В саду ягода калинка-малинка моя.

Literally:
O guelder-rose berry, o raspberry, o guelder-rose berry of mine.
It's in the garden where my berry, my guelder-rose berry, my raspberry is.

I always felt that J.R.R.Tolkien had heard that song, otherwise what was the role model for the old Fangorn's cantate on rowan trees? ;-)

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. It would be interesting to analyse folk songs and see the common traits. It seems that in the south of the US and in Ireland, a great deal of folk songs involve some sort of alcohol. :)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

It's funny but Russian folk songs don't say too much about drinking, though Russians efinitely weren't abstinents during neither era of their history :)

[juniper949.livejournal.com]

I always wondered what the translation for "kalina" is. My name is Colleen and that's the closest sounding Russian word so I've always used it to help people get the stress in the right place. Also I like "kalinovyi chai" alot, but it doesn't exist in the US as far as I can tell.