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Djerba's customs (lel ha'zohar, brit mila, bar and bat mitzva, Lag Ba'omer)

To the success of the Trabelsi family

Name of speaker: 
Varda (Vardia) Trabelsi
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide, farmer, housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Aviram Cohen
Year of recording: 
2019
Translator: 
Shira Levi

Customs of Hoshaʿana Rabba (the seventh day of Sukkot) at the Trabelsi family

To the success of the Trabelsi family

Name of speaker: 
Varda (Vardia) Trabelsi
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide, farmer, housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Aviram Cohen
Year of recording: 
2019
Translator: 
Shira Levi

Honouring parents

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Ḥenna crushing song for the bride and her family

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Song for a groom

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

The seven days of preparation for the wedding in Djerba

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Life story

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Song for a groom on his wedding day

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Father's song for the birth of the son

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Mother's song for the birth of the son

Name of speaker: 
Louisa Buchris
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Event singer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1948
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

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