Karelian wedding 1920
From SFHS
Found on Youtube:
Original producer should be Karjalaseura, ie. The Kalevala Society
Reenactment of a Carelian Wedding shot on location in Suojärvi (Finland) 1920. Producer: Kalevalaseura a.k.a. The Kalevala Society. Directed by A. O. Väisänen. Script: U. T. Sirelius. Camera: J. W. Mattila. Local volonteers play the parts of the different characters.
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Karelian wedding
Reenactment of a Carelian Wedding shot on location in Suojärvi (Finland) 1920. Producer: Kalevalaseura a.k.a. The Kalevala Society. Directed by A. O. Väisänen. Script: U. T. Sirelius. Camera: J. W. Mattila. Local volonteers play the parts of the different characters.
Carelian life
Glimpses of Carelian life in 1920. Extras from "Reenactment of a Carelian Wedding" produced by Kalevalaseura a.k.a. The Kalevala Society: Houses, people, sauna culture, dancing, children playing, burn-beating the forest, plowing in the ashes, scenery...
Carelian Magic (1920)
Carelia was famous for its professional lament singers, men and women who knew long laments, songs and epical verses by heart. In 1920 The Kalevala Society (Kalevala Seura) still found wise men and women who also could perform magical rituals. This video is a compilation of magical rituals found in "Reenactment of a Carelian Wedding" shot on location in 1920.
Where is Suojärvi
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