In our recent past, the Spanish Flu and cholera outbreaks led some Eastern European Jewish communities to fight the plagues by an ancient ritual called the Black Wedding. The ceremony would take place at a cemetery, in some instances between two strangers, with the belief that the community would gain God’s favour and ward off the evil disease of the time. In this episode we hear from Wandy about dealing with the delays to her planned wedding day due to the pandemic of our time. We also get the scoop on Wandy’s dream wedding gown, and learn the origin story of the White Dress.
This is a PieSlovakiaDance original series. Research and writing by Lungiswa and Reatile Mosoeu, producing Lungiswa and Reatile Mosoeu, music - sourced from Artlist.io, sound design by Reatile Mosoeu.
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