A Serbian Village |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 49
Page 81
Although most of the peasant ' s clothing is made at home , he still has to buy
sandals , rubber boots , stout oxfords for holiday wear for his wife and daughter ,
and a variety of other expensive items , such as manufactured woolen goods for
the ...
Although most of the peasant ' s clothing is made at home , he still has to buy
sandals , rubber boots , stout oxfords for holiday wear for his wife and daughter ,
and a variety of other expensive items , such as manufactured woolen goods for
the ...
Page 235
Today most people fast for a few days only , before the important holidays . If a
graveyard feast is held during a period of fast , the bereaved family always serves
special food in place of the usual spread . It shows the other villagers that the ...
Today most people fast for a few days only , before the important holidays . If a
graveyard feast is held during a period of fast , the bereaved family always serves
special food in place of the usual spread . It shows the other villagers that the ...
Page 254
Yearly Activities at Village School , Including State Holidays , 1954 New Year ' s
Day January 1 - 2 Party at school , with ... Since the latter occurs a week before
the Orthodox holiday , it definitely decreases the importance of Christmas in the ...
Yearly Activities at Village School , Including State Holidays , 1954 New Year ' s
Day January 1 - 2 Party at school , with ... Since the latter occurs a week before
the Orthodox holiday , it definitely decreases the importance of Christmas in the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 46 |
Copyright | |
13 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according addition agricultural amount Arandjelovac average become Belgrade boys bread bride brothers called century church clan closely clothing common complete considered continued Cooperative culture dance dinars early economic especially fact farm father fields Figure four girls give grade half hand head hectares holdings holiday household important income increase labor land less living married means mother neighbors never occurred officials older Orašac parents Party pattern peasants percent period person pigs play population prepared present priest records region relatives remained season Second Serbian Serbs serve sheep significant social sometimes Šumadija Table town traditional Turkish Turks United usually village Village Council wedding wife women workers World young Yugoslavia zadruga