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Rusyns (Rusyn: Русины, romanized: Rusynŷ), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (Rusyn: Карпаторусины or Карпатьскы Русины, romanized: Karpatorusynŷ or Karpaťskŷ Rusynŷ), Ruthenians, or Rusnaks (Rusyn: Руснакы or Руснаци, romanized: Rusnakŷ or Rusnacy), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe.

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Rusyn men and women in traditional folk costumes, Ukraine. (more) Following the partitions of Poland-Lithuania in the late 18th century, Rusyn-inhabited lands were divided between the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus and much of Ukraine) and the Austrian, later Austro-Hungarian , Empire (present-day western Ukraine, southeastern Poland, and

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Rusyn (Русины), also known as Carpatho-Russians. Ethnic Slavic minority people preserving their own identity and culture. Living in the area of Carpathian m

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Scholarly interest became especially developed during the interwar period when numerous descriptions of Rusyn folk customs appeared in articles and books both in the homeland and abroad. While socioeconomic changes in the life of the Carpatho-Rusyn population after World War II caused a partial disappearance of these customs, many of them have

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The Ruthenians are an ethnic group from the Carpathian Mountains. Many dwell today in the western Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus and south into Romania a

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A group of talented European and American Rusyns who share deep feelings for their Rusyn musical traditions in the Eastern Central Europe homelands, performed the beautiful folk songs and liturgical chants which are a common bond of inspiration for some 1.2 million Carpatho-Rusyns who- live In Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Hungry, Romania, Serbia

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The long term goal of this site has always been to provide a free electronic "knowledge base" for the benefit of Carpatho-Rusyns world wide as well as to provide a resource for non-Rusyns wishing to learn more about our unique culture. The term "Knowledge Base" was always intended to illustrate that the site is an online "repository" of Rusyn

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The Rusyns are a people indigenous to the Carpathian Mountains and its surrounding areas. Despite attempts by the Ukrainian government and surrounding nations to silently erase Rusyn culture from history, the Rusyn people have a distinct identity independent from that of any bordering nation. This unique identity is best outlined through Rusyn folk songs which depict pastoral images of the

https://rusynsociety.com/document/uhro-rusyn-folk-songs/
The book contains 339 Carpatho-Rusyn (in contemporary terms, Magyar-Orosz, i.e. Uhro-Rusyn) folk songs collected by Mihály Fincicky (1842-1916), a longstanding mayor of Ungvár/Uzhhorod.The songs are presented translated into Hungarian; unfortunately, the original Rusyn materials is considered to be lost.

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Living Traditions Folk Ensemble performed a Folk Dance from the Eastern part of Slovakia called Zemplin titled To the Orchard as their grand finale at the op

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Description. "In the Seventy-Seventh Kingdom": Carpatho-Rusyn Folktales brings the rich tradition of Rusyn folklore into English in a captivating translation by Patricia A. Krafcik and with gorgeous illustrations by Anna Gajová. Readers young and old alike are invited discover the magical world of the seventy-seventh kingdom. This

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I hope to dig up forgotten Rusyn folk songs from the 1919-1939 Czechoslovak occupation of the Carpathian Rus' which proudly proclaim Rusyn heritage in protest to the oppressive Czechoslovak regime. It was because of this period of cultural repression that many Rusyns left their homeland giving way to a vast Rusyn diaspora. Within my family

https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2019/11/carpatho-rusyn-heritage-traditional-clothing/
Carpatho-Rusyn Folk Costumes. Carpatho-Rusyn - Lemko Komancha. Folk Costume and Embroidery. Lemko Map & Costumes. Rusyn Board on Pinterest. Rusyn Traditional Dress. Slovak Folk Costume. Traditional Lemko Women's Clothing . Post navigation Previous Post Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Your Number One Songs Next Post Hampton Brasher, Civil War

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CARPATHO-RUSYN EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA. Our Rusyn Language - A Course for Beginners - Lesson 8: Rusyn Given Names. Rusyn Folk Tales And Legends. How the Rooster Betrayed His Owner. The Wind Woman. Saints Cyril and Methodius - Equal to the Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs. Rusyn Genealogy. Rusyn Ramblings / Rusyns'ky Besidy

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PULS. P rofessional folk ensemble within the *Dukhnovych Theater in Prešov, Slovakia. The song-and-dance ensemble was created in 1956 as the Dukla Ukrainian Folk Ensemble/Pidduklians'kyi ukraïns'kyi narodnyi ansembl'. Its goal was to help preserve and propagate the musical and dance culture of the Rusyns of eastern Slovakia, who at the

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six years after the birth of Rusyny, Carpatho-Rusyn Folk Ensemble based in Me Keesport, Pennsylvania. To attempt an answer, we offer a brief personal account of the develop­ ment of one Rusyn-American folk dancer. Most folk dancers in America are not born with an ethnic awareness, rather they evolve under the influence of many factors.

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Slavjane Folk Ensemble is the premiere Rusyn performing ensemble located in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. We are an all ages group of Americans with a wide range of ethnic backgrounds who come together to learn, laugh, and perform. The instructors at Slavjane teach Eastern European folk dances, music, and songs. Our focus is on the Carpatho-Rusyn

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Alina Pash: Ukrainian and Rusyn Experimental-Folk Music From the Heart. When asked to describe herself, Alina Pash proudly declares that she is "100% Bitanga" (a word from the Rusyn language meaning "Hooligan"). True to that characterization, she often pushes boundaries through both her personal style and the content of her music.

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Medvid' or Medved'ku Tanec is the sportive and acrobatic Bear Dance in which dancers skillfully execute steps in the style of the Carpathian mountain bear. Chapash is a men's dance using rhythmic claps, kicks, slaps, and hops. It is derived from Verbunk, an Austro-Hungarian recruiting dance. The Rusyn Chardash is a couples' dance with a slow

https://rusynsociety.com/document/ethnography/
Ethnography is another 337-page reading book published by Hungary's Educational Office on application of the National Ethnic Minorities Committee and by initiative of the National Rusyn Self-Government. It comprises poems, fairy tales, folk songs and educational essays divided into the following chapters: Family; Native Land; Man and Nature; Schooling; Holidays; Children's Counting Rhymes

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Folk dance is a form of traditional dance performed by a particular group of people. Explain that even though they are often performed for an audience, folk dances were originally intended for community participation. Tell students that the steps completed in folk dances often represent aspects of life in a community from which the dance

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Many of the songs sung while dancing come from the Presov Region (either of Rusyn or Slovak origin), and much of the dance music is of Hungarian origin. 112 The most common Lemko folk dances are the chardash (similar to the Hungarian csardas) and polka, but there are many types of specialized girls' dances (such as the karichka variety of circle dances, commonly accompanied by singing) and

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Latvia's State Security Service (VDD) has urged Latvian citizens to refrain from travelling to Russia and Belarus during the Kupala Night holidays [one of the major folk holidays of the Eastern Slavs]. Source: Delfi, a Baltic states news website, as reported by European Pravda Details: The service

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COSTUME AND PERSONAL DECORATION. The national dress, together with the embroidery with which it is decorated, is the most important element of the Subcarpathian Rusyn folk culture which has been preserved. The old costume is still worn in most of the villages along the Tysa River and its tributaries, in the Marmarosh area, in the Turya valley