Armenian Wedding Ceremony In Art, History & Culture, Video / 13 August 2018 At the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Armenian participants Mariam Hovhannisyan and Stepan Toroyan—who were recently married—recreated a traditional ceremony on the National Mall, with contributions from their compatriots. Related posts: Basque culture, California music thrill at 2016 Folklife Festival Folklife Festival’s 50th aims its attention on the Big Top! Immigration, migration, identity at center stage in 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Basque master carver chisels decorative corbel for Smithsonian Castle at 2016 Folklife Festival Tags: Smithsonian Folklife Festival