Around the Table: Toasting Traditions
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Armenia / 2.3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2018 July 08
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: Hamazasp Danielyan; Bogdan Hovannisyan, Arsen Vardanyan; During Armenian feasts, a tamada or toastmaster is elected to "rule" the table. The best toastmasters are those who thoroughly know the rules: the correct succession of toasts, the traditional values of the home (elders, children, and hearth—which is synonymous with family), and the place of the feast participants in the social hierarchy. Join expert tamadas Bogdan Hovannisyan and Arsen Vardanyan to learn about the toasting tradition. Be sure to bring some wine from the Ginetoun! This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.