Motif
abundant wedding feast followed by song
abundant_wedding_feast_followed_by_song
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14236-14411 confidence: high
The bride and bridegroom are served abundant foods and drinks, including reindeer, barley loaves, wheat biscuits, beer, honey cakes, butter, fish, salmon, and mead; the passage asks who will lead the singing and songs of Kalevala.
Bride, bridegroom, and guests receive plentiful foods, beer, and mead before the passage asks who will lead the singing.
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14236-14411 confidence: high
The bride and bridegroom receive abundant rich food and drink; the table has reindeer, barley loaves, wheaten biscuits, beer, cakes, butter, fish, salmon, honey-drink, and mead, and a singer is sought to lead Kalevala songs.
The bride and bridegroom are served rich food and drink, guests receive feast portions, beer and mead flow, and a leader for singing is sought.
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