Who: C-RS, with Isabel Fernando
What: Webinar on Ritual Aspects of Rusyn Wedding Clothing
When: January 16, 2024 @ 7:00 PM (Eastern)
Where: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82578380346?pwd=BL0VOp6INLPoftlyLWwGKzI6sAYYa5.1

Learn about the various ritual significances of Carpatho-Rusyn wedding garments, as well as how these traditions were preserved by Lemko Americans despite pressures to assimilate to American culture.

Presenter – Isabel Fernando is a Independent scholar of Carpatho Rusyn Folklore and material culture, she has presented at the University of Pittsburgh’s Eastern European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium and at the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Carpatho Rusyn Society’s 8th annual banquet. Her interests range from traditional clothing to pre-Christian beliefs in the Carpathians.

Free & open to all.