Folklore expedition in Russia seeking volunteers

[Genevra Gerhart]

Dear Seelangers,
I would urge almost anyone with an interest (or delight in) folk music to go
on these trips to the Russian/Ukrainian backcountry. If you must have things
the way they are at home, forget it;  otherwise, read their descriptions and
information carefully, and go. Elena is a fountain of information and has a
huge collection of Russian folklore collected directly from the natives.

Genevra Gerhart
 
ggerhart at comcast.net
 
www.genevragerhart.com
www.russiancommonknowledge.com
 

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Anna Berman
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:28 AM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: [SEELANGS] Folklore expedition in Russia seeking volunteers

American Friends of Russian Folklore invites you to join our research team
as we return to the Cossack khutor of Kakichev to document the special songs
and customs dedicated to Sviatki (holy evenings), better known to English
speakers as the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Starting with Christmas,  Sviatki extend all the way to Epiphany, with a
stop for a New Year's celebration along the way. (Of course, everything is
observed according to the Russian Orthodox calendar, so the local dates are
January 7 to January 19).  Two traditions are especially strong in Kakichev
-- the New Year's masquerade and bathing in icy waters on Epiphany.  We plan
to be there to record the songs, accompany the masquerades, watch the
bathers plunge into the blessed water through the hole sawed in the ice,
enjoy the wonderful Cossack cuisine and admire the snowy landscapes of the
Severskii Donets river. 

Dates:  January 11 - January 22, 2012

Location:  Rostov province (capital:  Rostov-na-Donu), Belokalitvenskii
district, khutor (village) Kakichev

For information, visit our website:
http://www.russianfolklorefriends.org/2012expeditions.html

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