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Wedding customs in Sweden

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Even though weddings in European countries have become modernized, some old traditions and customs are still respected in each of them, and Sweden is no exception. First of all, a Swedish bride is given three rings by her groom: the first one when they get engaged, the second one at the wedding ceremony, and the […]

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Japanese traditional music, part one

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There are three types of traditional music in Japan: theatrical court music (gagaku) and instrumental Noh (nogaku) music is the type of theatrical music. It is performed by “hayashi-kata” – the instrumental ensemble, and usually accompanies yokyoku – the vocal music, in noh theater. The instruments used for performing Noh are the taiko, stick drum, a big hourglass shaped […]