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  • Wedding Traditions from the Szék Region of Transylvania

    One day during the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, a group of participants in the Hungarian Heritage program staged a wedding procession wearing costumes typical of the Szék region of Transylvania, Romania. The ceremony involved good-humored trickery including false brides and teasing songs.

    Bride: Imola Zsoldos from Szék in Transylvania, Romania
    Groom: István Berecz from Budapest, Hungary
    Bridesmaid: Viola Balogh from Pomáz, Hungary

    Videography by Kylie Shryock
    Sound by Sara Legg
    Edited by Kylie Shryock and Alexander Jusdanis


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