Re: Wedding customs
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by Shoshana on 2000/06/14 02:26:10 US/Mountain
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In some Jewish communities a special dance is performed towards the end of the reception, in honor of parents who have brought their last son or daughter to the wedding canopy. The parents are seated on chairs in the center of the dance floor. The guests dance around them, sometimes lavishing them with flowers and kisses or crowning them with a wreath of flowers. Frequently the dance is performed to a Yiddish song called, "The Youngest Daughter is Given."
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| Re: Wedding customs
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by tori on 2000/08/27 23:43:28 US/Mountain
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Mizinke - (meh-ZINK-a)
A joyous dance towards the end of the simcha (reception), which honors parents who have brought their last daughter or son to the wedding canopy. The parents are seated on the dance floor, and the guests encircle them -- lavishing them with flowers and kisses. Sometimes the parents are crowned with a wreath of flowers, which is called the "Krenzl." The dance is to "Die Mezinke Oysgegeben" ("The Youngest Daughter is Given"). One version is on "Jewish Folksongs" by Theodore Bikel. Tara Publications is one source.
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