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No they kept the tradition until they died...the ones who left from Russia got the name - Lipoveni and they are all over the Earth...but time slowly erases them...or better I say..us!

Yes. It is so important for us to keep the information about customs, traditions and history alive. It is being lost over time.
I greatly enjoyed learning about your family through the food you prepared. It was heartwarming. :)