Mezinka Yiddish definition connects to the youngest child or the last child that is married. The celebration honors the parents with a second circle dance at the wedding reception. Exception, the parents remain seated and not lifted in the chairs as the brides and grooms.
The Mezinka (Mezinke) is a tradition and they are Yiddish words. If you were to look more into this custom, you find the other meaning called the broom dance. It is the Yiddish to English meaning and not literally a physical broom. It is a symbol to sweep the last child from the home. A simple saying without reading too much into it. Yiddish phrases will not always add up to a logical meaning. That is the beauty of language.
Flower Crowns
The bride and groom place a crown of flowers on the heads of the parents. Flower crowns are the same as Flower girl headpieces. A circle of flowers attached with different lengths of ribbon hang down in the back. The wedding florist can make these crowns. If you create crafts, the silk flowers will easily shape into a circle. Use floral wire, add strands of ribbons and you have flower crowns.
Circle Dance #2
The guests circle all of them while the band plays the Mezinka song. As the dance begins, the wedding guests line up and approach the happy parents with words of Mazel Tov! Which means in English, Congratulations.
Mezinka Music
The music for the Mezinka dance can be the extended medley for the Hava Negila. The version Siman Tov, Mazel Tov Heiveinu Shalom Aleichem by Jay Levy. It starts slowly and builds up so the guests can start a line into a circle.
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