Re: speaking of low status

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

According to this old Yizkor book, they still got married outside in the 
snow:
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/goniadz/gon475.html
Our hometown Goniondz
(Poland)
53°23' / 22°45'
.
In snowy winter weather, the wedding canopy would be set up near the House 
of Study (Beys Hamedresh), and friends of the couple, very often, would 
throw snowballs at them. Led by the in-laws, from both sides, the whole 
shtetl would accompany the bride and bridegroom to the wedding place with an 
atmosphere as if the entire shtetl were their friends. The main "in-laws" 
were children of many ages, who moved forward in front of the band of 
musicians, very excitedly, keeping pace with the rhythm of the music. 
There's a wedding in shtetl, joy and gladness to the Jewish world
Helen

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Was there work for klezmorim during the cold winter months?

Look at Old Country klez photos and paintings. Have you noticed how they
are mostly out-of-doors scenes. It's always summertime in the 19th Century.

Yes, I know the chuppah-under-the-stars is the preferred way to go.

Update: not too many folks nowadays get married in the winter in Cleveland
either, but on a limited basis the bar mitzvah bashes (nonexistent in
Europe) keep rolling along.

So what did the old-time klezmorim do in the winter?  Cut hair?

Bert Stratton
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