A Serbian VillageColumbia University Press, 1958 - 325 pages A condensed version of the author's doctoral dissertation published in 1956 under title: Social and cultural change in a Serbian village. |
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Page 187
... wedding parties after the feasting is over and join in the dances , which last well into the night . There are also dances and merry - making associated with the komišanje and moba . In fact almost any event , even a political meeting ...
... wedding parties after the feasting is over and join in the dances , which last well into the night . There are also dances and merry - making associated with the komišanje and moba . In fact almost any event , even a political meeting ...
Page 193
... wedding morning the svatovi , wedding guests who go to fetch the mlada , or bride , assemble in the courtyard of the groom's father's household to prepare for the ride . A caravan of fiacres and buggies , many specially rented for the ...
... wedding morning the svatovi , wedding guests who go to fetch the mlada , or bride , assemble in the courtyard of the groom's father's household to prepare for the ride . A caravan of fiacres and buggies , many specially rented for the ...
Page 195
... wedding finery , complete with the gifts she has just received , includes a long , high- necked , long - sleeved white wedding dress and gauze veil arranged in a huge puff around her head . Everyone leaves her then and joins the crowd ...
... wedding finery , complete with the gifts she has just received , includes a long , high- necked , long - sleeved white wedding dress and gauze veil arranged in a huge puff around her head . Everyone leaves her then and joins the crowd ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 37 |
Copyright | |
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