fun with translation

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

 I once ran a bit of a Russian dance book through BabelFish.  Here is what came 
out:


CHAPTER into
 1. rite of wedding under the the khupoy.
a) female dance with the spark plugs before the the khupoy; b) man dance
with the spark plugs before the the khupoy; c) of the blessings of rabbi,
dressing rings, raspivaniye of wine from the glasses, splitting glass. d)
dance Mazl- comrade of man female khupa is removed. 

2. Dance A....
grandmother and the grand-dad of young. the ritual 

3. extension of
match-maker on tray ko1lyc from ya-mya by spark plugs - ritual a) the dance
of fathers, fiance and bride, the extinguishing of spark plugs, each
individually.

The mazl-comrade dance has a funny story.   'Tov' was a common colloquialism 
for 'tovarishch' = 'comrade  so the Mazl Tov dance became the Mazl-comrade 
dance.

Helen

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