Akimova Zinaida I.,
Candidate Sc. {Pedagogy}, Director of the Secondary School
«Gymnasium № 19» (Saransk, Russia), saransk.19@mail.ru
The article studies wedding ritual of Mordovians living in Moscow and Moscow region are of great interest, especially wedding ones. It proves that the ritual retained a traditional structure, however, it underwent certain transformations under the influence of inter-ethnic contacts.
Keywords: Moscow; Moscow region; wedding ceremony; Mordovians; Mordovian wedding; transformation.
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