Re: mazinke

[Joe Kurland <ganeydn...>]

I'm answering both on list and off as others may be interested as well.

I've seen it usually with the mother and father in the center of the 
circle.  But it's really up to the customer.  In spite of the 
tradition being for the mezinke, we've done it also for the parents 
of the mezinik (a boy who is the youngest to be married off in the 
family.)  It's the celebration of "putr vern" ( being freed of the 
responsibility) for marrying off your children.



Zayt gezunt (be healthy),

Yosl (Joe) Kurland
The Wholesale Klezmer Band
Colrain, MA 01340
voice/fax: 413-624-3204
http://www.WholesaleKlezmer.com



At 6:38 AM -0400 8/28/03, klezmer (at) yiddishmusic(dot)com wrote:
>A favor - please reply off line  because I am hopelessly behind on my JMML
>reading.
>
>When one plays "di mazinke oysgegebn" - does one play ONLY for the mother
>of the kale?  My customer wants to include her father.  I have never seen
>or done this w/ a male in the center of the circle, either w/ the mother or
>alone!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dena

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