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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8,2018
LOG SHEET #7
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET
LOGGER NAME: Ingeborg Holt
RECORDER 1 NAME: Hyurasenyak 1
FILE NAME: HYURA1_0113.WAV
RECORDER 2 NAME: Hyurasenyak 2
FILE NAME: HYURA2_0437.WAV
PRESENTER: Niery Grace Bradakjian 
DATE/TIME: 7/8/2018 5pm
PROGRAM: ARMENIA
STAGE: HYURASENYAk
GROUP NAME:
SESSION TITLE: Wedding Celebrations and Dances

[[2 columned table]]
| PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| bride | Mariam Hovhannisyan |
| groom | Stepan Toroyan |
| godfather | Arsen Vardanyan |
| mother in law |   |
| best man |   |
| priest |   |

[[left margin]] Armenian [[/left margin]]
Wedding starts at the tree of life
Weddings don't require invitations, anyone in earshot of music can attend.
Groom holds the tree of life
Bride and groom have bread, put it over their shoulder. 
brides mother feed bride and groom honey for sweetness
and candy is thought to spread sweetness
bride receives ring from the groom and mother in law and then can sit as she is aligned into family
God father gives a speech
Red & Green are wedding colors Red & Green considers / color
red is symbolic / blood
The God father "whips" the bride and wishes her to have
7 sons & 1 daughter
God Father Sings
The gift ceremony - gifts are presented to participants by dancing
The bride is given a big bag to sit on her lap
Then the dowery presented by mother in law
mother in law receives a gift prior to the presentation of dowery
The dowery is also shown to the guests
good handiwork is associated in good eye site