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Rillen

Sweden

Rillen är en folkdans beskriven i "gröna boken", och är en schottisvariant från Delsbotrakten.

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Eine Besonderheit dieser Kirche ist, dass sie nicht nur über Näpfchen und Rillen, sondern auch über ungewöhnlich viele Näpfchen und Rillen verfügt. Foto Oktober 2025
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Rillen är en folkdans beskriven i "gröna boken", och är en schottisvariant från Delsbotrakten.

01 · What it is
Living Tradition

Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.

02 · Where & name
Sweden

Placed on record in Sweden.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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Se ävenThe text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rillen”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Rillen in plain words?

Rillen är en folkdans beskriven i "gröna boken", och är en schottisvariant från Delsbotrakten.

Where is Rillen practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Rillen in Sweden.

What is the current condition of Rillen today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Rillen är en folkdans beskriven i "gröna boken", och är en schottisvariant från Delsbotrakten. Dansen förekom på flera andra håll i landet under olika namn, bland annat i Skåne benämnd reländaren, raibläggaren; i Toarpstrakten av Västergötland kallades den rellen. Dansen beskrivs som liknande andra turen i dansen Schottisch som Folkdanslaget Philochoros, Uppsala, dansade. Övriga turer i Schottisch ska de ha meddelats från Värmland under slutet av 1880-talet. 1

Se även

Rill 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rillen”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Rillen is type of dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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Sources on Record
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