The wedding ceremony of Belorussian immigrants’ descendants (a case study of the Irtysh River basin around Omsk)

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Key words
the descendants of Belarusian immigrants, wedding ceremony, Molodukha, groom, fun, tradition secondary formation
Author
Malahova E.
Body

The article deals with the wedding ceremony of Belarusian immigrants’ chidren based on a field study of folklore and ethnographic material out of Sedelnikovsky district of Omsk region. The study of the microlocal oasis of tradition discovers why the specific “mainland” character of Belarusian wedding ceremony and its poetry has preserved.