A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 192
... wedding tasks center about pre- paring the feast for the celebration . It can range from a modest meal for a few ... wedding . A professional kuvar , or male cook , is also hired . He is a peasant who makes this a part - time specialty ...
... wedding tasks center about pre- paring the feast for the celebration . It can range from a modest meal for a few ... wedding . A professional kuvar , or male cook , is also hired . He is a peasant who makes this a part - time specialty ...
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 ...
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The Setting | 1 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
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