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The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova spoke about the project "Weddings of the Peoples of the World: World Cultural Heritage", carried out with the support of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, at the III Eurasian Women's Forum:
- We are guests of the Eurasian Women's Forum. So much is said here about women, about traditional values that are largely preserved thanks to them. For most women, there is nothing more important than family, marriage, raising children and continuing traditions. In this regard, I would like to tell you about a Russian project, which, in my opinion, corresponds to the spirit and the very themes that are being discussed today at the Forum.
In our country there is such a project ̶ "Weddings of the Peoples of the World: Cultural Heritage". When I just received a letter from the person who came up with this project, it made me smile and I wanted to get to know him, because this is a really interesting, relevant, entertaining topic. It is at the crossroads: it is a tradition, it is historiography, and cultural studies, and intercultural, including interreligious ties, exchange between countries and peoples on a historical, ethnographic theme.
Who is this man? The author of this project is Denis Knyazev. His project is aimed at preserving the unique wedding traditions of the peoples of the world. He began by researching these traditions in our country, and then became interested in these similar or different traditions abroad.
For six years of existence of this unique project, expeditions have been organized to the most remote corners of our country for filming and reconstruction. Denis Knyazev not only removes artifacts, costumes or museum exhibits, but he is also involved in the reconstruction of traditional weddings of indigenous peoples. There are two albums published: about Udmurt and Nenets weddings with descriptions of their marriage rites in three languages - Russian, English and local. A book about the traditions of creating a family of the Russian people is being prepared for publication. The project is implemented with the informational support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York was also involved in its coverage, because in many respects these topics overlap with the agenda of the world organization.
The history of the family, as a rule, begins with the formation of this family, with the wedding, with all the ceremonies. Each nation has its own special traditions and customs associated with it. These are interesting books with unique photographs. Fantastically deep work done. I recommend getting to know this project!
All about the Project "Weddings of the Peoples of the World: World Cultural Heritage" on the link.