Repljana 2

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1 (VZh) And when was the [time of the traditional] village celebration of Replyana –

and

when interr

3sg impf cop

fair sg m def

Replyana sg f place

2 (a) [0:02] St. George's Day …

gerg’òvden

St.George’s.Day sg m

Гергьовден

3 (VZh) [Ah,] it was St. George's Day.

St.George’s.Day sg m

3sg impf cop

4 (a) [0:03] … the Replyana village celebration was on St. George's Day, yes.

fair sg m def

Replyana sg f place

3sg pres cop clt

St.George’s.Day sg m

disc

5 (VZh) Uh huh.

əmxəm

bkch

6 (a) [0:07] And we slaughter lambs, [but first] we take a lamb to the church,

and

dat refl clt

slaughter 1pl pres I

lamb pl m

and

carry 1pl pres I

church acc sg f

lamb sg n

7 (a) [0:11] a male lamb that has horns [already]. We took it. There was a church here,

male sg n adj

lamb sg n

which sg n inter.rel

have 3sg pres I

horn pl m

carry 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg

church sg f

here adv

3sg impf cop

8 (a) [0:14] [but] they tore it down. So that's how it used to be with the lambs

nom 3pl

acc f 3sg clt

demolish 3pl aor P

there adv

ost

such sg n adj

dat refl clt

impf exist

for

lamb pl m

9 (a) [0:19] Each one held his lamb and the priest spoke, and on each lamb's horns

each sg m adj

dat refl clt

hold 3sg pres I

lamb sg n def

and

priest sg m

read 3sg pres I

and

lamb sg n def

horn sg m def

10 (a) [0:23] there was a lighted candle. A candle was burning.

candle sg f

light sg n P.part P

candle sg f

burn 3sg pres I

11 (VZh) A candle.

svečà

candle sg f

свещ

12 (a) [0:27] Yes, burning. Then we took the lambs home and slaughtered them for the evening.

disc

burn 3sg pres I

and

thus adv

carry 1pl pres P

lamb pl m def

home adv

and

then adv

slaughter 1pl pres P

for

evening sg f def

13 (a) [0:34] For the evening of St. George's Day, the sixth [of May]. That's the exact day, the sixth.

for

evening sg f def

St.George’s.Day sg m

exactly adv

sixth m adj

sixth m adj

exactly adv

dat refl clt

3sg pres cop clt

day sg m def

14 (VZh) Uh huh.

əmxəm

bkch

15 (a) [0:41] On the sixth in the evening we roast the lamb and eat it, and then on the seventh

sixth m adj

evening sg f def

bake 1pl pres P

lamb sg n

eat 1pl pres I

and

hort

seventh sg m adj

16 (a) [0:46] is the celebration. People come over, we slaughter another lamb, lots more lambs.

after adv

fair sg m

come 3pl pres P

dat 1pl clt

other pl adj

other sg n adj

lamb sg n

other pl adj

slaughter 1pl pres I

lamb pl m

then adv

more adv

17 (a) [0:50] And [people] from all the villages come to our celebration: from Dolni Lom,

disc

rel

pres exist

village pl n

all pl adj

come 3pl pres P

dat 1pl clt

fair sg m

Dolni Lom sg m place

from

18 (a) [0:55] from Gorni Lom, from Protopopinsti: they come to us from all the nearby villages

Gorni Lom sg m place

here adv

from

Protopopintsi pl.t place

from

close pl def adj

village pl n

dat 1pl clt

come 3pl pres I

19 (a) [0:59] for the celebration. And we go to them when it's time for theirs –

for

fair sg m

nom 1pl

and

go 1pl pres P

acc 3pl

dat 3pl

when inter.rel

3sg pres cop clt

20 (a) [1:01] to Dolni Lom on Trinity, to Gorni Lom on Paraskeva, to Chuprenye at another [time].

Dolni Lom sg m place

Trinity sg f

St. Peter's Day sg m

Gorni.Lom sg m place

Chuprenye sg n place

and

other sg m adj

21 (a) [1:06] We go over to them, and they [come over] to us …

nom 1pl

go 1pl pres P

acc 3pl

and

nom 3pl

acc 1pl

22 (VZh) [Our village celebration] in Vŭrbovo …

vərbòvo

Vŭrbovo sg n place

Върбово

23 (a) [1:08] … on St. George's Day.

на

gerg'òvdən

St. George's Day sg m

Гергьовден

24 (VZh) … was on May 24th.

3sg impf cop

twenty

fourth sg m adj

May sg m

25 (a) [1:09] Aha, aha. Well, that’s how [it was]. We’d [always] be going to formal celebrations,

disc

disc

disc

thus adv

1pl pres aux clt

go pl L.part I

all.time adv

around

fair pl m

26 (a) [1:14] and they would [always] come to us.

nom 3pl

3pl pres aux clt

dat 1pl

come pl L.part I

27 (VZh) And what did you use the roast the lamb in?

and

lamb sg n def

what sg n interr

acc n 3sg clt

bake 2sg pres I

28 (a) [1:16] We would – we roasted it in a big pan of tin. There weren't the pans

pečèl'

bake pl L.part.impf I

bake pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

acc n 3sg clt

pan pl f

big pl f adj

from

tin acc sg f

exist impf neg

large.baking.dish pl f

тава

29 (a) [1:21] [they have] now, big pans, so we stretch it out on a pan – a tin pan,

sɤ̀ga

now adv

сега

tavà

large.baking.dish sg f

ost

large f adj

and

acc n 3sg clt

stretch 1pl pres I

disc

pan sg f

from

tin sg f

pan sg f

30 (a) [1:26] round, curved, a bigger pan. So we put it into the pan,

and

bend sg f P.part P

round sg f adj

but

large f adj

pan sg f def

put 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

pan acc sg f def

31 (a) [1:30] pour water over it, put wood [on the fire], and it roasts: roast lamb –

and

pour 1pl pres P

water acc sg f

put 1pl pres P

wood pl n

and

acc refl clt

bake 3sg pres P

bake sg n P.part I

lamb sg n

32 (VZh) But wasn't there this oven constructed outside, wasn't there some structure –

but

pres neg exist

interr clt

such sg n adj

build sg n P.part I

outdoor.oven sg f

pres neg exist

interr clt

hes

build sg n P.part I

33 (a) [1:38] Oh yes, [we light] the outdoor ovens, and then we put it into the oven

disc

outdoor.oven sg f

outdoor.oven sg f

and

then adv

outdoor.oven acc sg f def

acc n 3sg clt

put 1pl pres P

34 (a) [1:40] and it roasts up.

and

nom n 3sg

acc refl clt

bake 3sg pres P

35 (VZh) Uh huh.

əmxəm

bkch

36 (a) [1:41] Roast lamb, [then] we make “podrobitsa”, with intestines, [diced] liver, tripe –

bake sg n P.part I

lamb sg n

podrobitsa acc sg f

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres P

from

intestine pl n

liver sg m

tripe sg m

37 (a) [1:48] we make “podrobitsa”, and add leeks

hes

make 1pl pres P

podrobitsa sg f

onion sg m

green sg m adj

put 1pl pres P

38 (VZh) [Ah,] you put in leeks.

green sg m adj

onion sg m

acc refl clt

put 3sg pres I

39 (a) [1:52] Those individual leeks. It's better with leeks.

this sg m adj

rel

stalk pl m def

green sg m adj

onion sg m

nice sg n adj

with

green sg m adj

40 (a) [1:55] In some places they make it with onions, but it's not as nice

pres exist

place pl n

acc n 3sg clt

make 3pl pres I

with

red sg m adj

but

neg

3sg pres cop clt

nice sg n adj

41 (a) [1:58] with onions as it is with leeks and thyme. We call [that herb] thyme.

with

red sg m def adj

onion sg m

green sg m def adj

onion sg m

and

thyme sg f

call 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

thyme sg f

42 (VZh) Ah, it's around that time [of year] …

and

nom f 3sg

this sg n adj

time sg n

43 (a) [2:02] We would –

this sg n adj

1pl pres aux clt

44 (VZh) that you pick [wild] thyme

acc refl clt

gather 3sg pres I

thyme sg f def

45 (a) [2:03] Thyme. You pick it then, young, in time for the St. George's day celebration. And –

thyme sg f

gather 3sg pres I

acc refl clt

then adv

young f sg adj

for

fair sg m def

for

St.George’s.Day sg m

disc

46 (VZh) And what other [dishes do you put it] in?

other sg n adj

what sg n interr

47 (a) [2:08] [We put] a lot [of it] in “podrobitsa”.

much adv

podrobitsa sg f def

48 (VZh) [What else] is it good to add wild thyme to?

3sg pres cop clt

nice sg n adj

comp

put 2sg pres P

thyme sg f

49 (a) [2:09] “Podrobitsa”, you know?

podròbicata

podrobitsa sg f def

подробица

à

disc

50 (VZh) What else do you put wild thyme in …

other sg n adj

what sg n interr

acc f 3sg clt

put 2sg pres I

thyme sg f def

51 (a) [2:13] Well –

disc

52 (VZh) … to make it tasty?

comp

become 3sg pres P

nice sg n adj

53 (a) [2:14] I also put it in beans, but [it's best] in “podrobitsa”.

put 1sg pres I

and

beans sg m

thus adv

but

for

podrobitsa sg f def

54 (a) [2:16] [That's] what we have [always] liked the best.

most

1pl pres aux clt

acc f 3sg clt

like pl L.part I

55 (VZh) Uh huh

əmxəm

bkch

56 (a) [2:18] We put it most [often] in “podrobitsa”.

most

podrobitsa sg f def

put 1pl pres I

57 (VZh) And how do you recognize it when you go out [to look for it] here in the hills?

and

how interr

acc f 3sg clt

know 2sg pres I

when conj

walk 2sg pres I

here adv

around

hill pl m def

58 (a) [2:21] Ah,

à

disc

nò

disc

оно

59 (VZh) What does it look like?

what sg n interr

represent 3sg pres I

60 (a) [2:22] Well, it looks like – it's little, low down. It doesn't grow ..

disc

represent 3sg pres I

little adv

down adv

low adv

grow 3sg pres I

neg

grow 3sg pres I

61 (VZh) Uh huh.

əmxəm

bkch

62 (a) [2:26] … into a tall plant.

up adv

plant sg n

63 (a) [2:28] It doesn't grow high. Its leaves are round and we recognize it.

low adv

grow 3sg pres I

and

leafage sg f def

dat n 3sg clt

round sg f adj

and

recognize 1pl pres I

acc f 3sg

64 (a) [2:34] We recognize which plant is thyme, and we gather it for the celebration.

which sg n adj

3sg pres cop clt

thyme sg f

recognize 1pl pres I

gather 1pl pres P

thyme sg f

for

fair sg m def

65 (a) [2:37] After that we slaughter a lamb, and then May Day comes, OK –

and

after adv

dat refl clt

slaughter 1pl pres P

lamb sg n

again adv

first sg m adj

May sg m

come 3sg pres P

hort

66 (a) [2:40] again we'll slaughter. We used to keep sheep [so we had] lots of lambs.

again adv

dat refl clt

slaughter 1pl pres P

sheep pl f

dat refl clt

have 1pl impf I

many adv

lamb pl m

67 (a) [2:44] But that was for us. As for the celebration –

disc

then adv

dat refl clt

for

acc 1pl

and

for

за

zbòrɤt

fair sg m def

сбор

68 (VZh) Do [your] children come now for the celebration?

come 3pl pres I

interr clt

child pl n def

now adv

for

fair sg m def

69 (a) [2:48] Yes, often. Well – they come, but it's much more different now.

come 3pl pres I

much adv

disc

come 3pl pres I

but

acc refl clt

change 3sg aor P

now adv

70 (a) [2:53] And [you should hear] we did: there was a big protest about the celebration.

disc

nom 1pl

what sg n interr

1pl pres aux clt

do pl L.part I

but

aor exist

strike sg f

large f adj

for

fair sg m def

71 (a) [2:57] This guy Angel came from Chuprenye, he was their mayor. And they fired our mayor

from

Chuprenye sg n place

come 3sg aor P

one sg m adj

Angel sg m name

3sg impf cop

mayor sg m

and

dismiss 3pl aor P

dat 1pl clt

mayor sg m def

72 (a) [3:00] and didn't allow us to put on our celebration. We wanted there to be

neg

give 3sg pres I

comp

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

nom 1pl

want 1pl pres I

comp

dat refl clt

pres exist

73 (a) [3:03] a celebration. We of Replyana have [always] had our own celebration, and we like

zbòr

fair sg m

сбор

repl'ànci

Replyana.resident pl m

make pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

fair sg m

and

dat refl clt

си

obìčamo

like 1pl pres I

обичам

74 (a) [3:06] to have people come to us, and for us to go to them,

comp

dat refl clt

dat 1pl clt

come 3pl pres I

person pl m

comp

dat refl clt

go 1pl pres P

75 (a) [3:08] [and we] don't [want] to abandon this tradition. OK. But these people came –

comp

acc refl clt

neg

abandon 3sg pres I

this sg f adj

tradition sg f

fine adv

but

nom 3pl

come 3pl aor P

76 (a) [3:11] and there was this house up there, our village council. So they came

and

3sg impf cop

dat 1pl clt

ost

here adv

above adv

this sg f adj

house sg f

council sg m def

nom 3pl

come 3pl aor P

77 (a) [3:15] from Chuprenye, this group of mayors and bureaucrats got together to come

from

Chuprenye sg n place

gather pl L.part P

acc refl clt

such pl adj

mayor pl m

bureaucrat pl m

comp

come 3pl pres P

78 (a) [3:20] and make Replyana different, to put off the celebration. We were insisting

comp

remake 3pl pres P

Replyana acc sg f place

comp

acc refl clt

postpone 3sg pres P

fair sg m def

disc

nom 1pl

insist 1pl pres I

79 (a) [3:24] on having our celebration [here] in Replyana. But the Chuprenye people

comp

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

Replyana sg f place

but

[...]

disc

čuprènci

Chuprenye.resident pl m

чупренец

80 (a) [3:27] didn't want to put on a celebration. They don't like animals much,

not.want 3sg pres

comp

make 3pl pres I

fair sg m

nom 3pl

neg

like 3pl pres I

livestock acc sg f def

стока

81 (a) [3:30] they don't like really like to keep sheep, and they don't like guests much.

neg

like 3pl pres I

comp

care.for 3pl pres I

sheep pl f

neg

like 3pl pres I

guest m coll

82 (a) [3:33] But we in Replyana like …

but

nom 1pl

Replyana sg f place

like 1pl pres I

83 (VZh) For them it's just the stomach …

nom 3pl

only adv

stomach acc sg f

84 (a) [3:34] … animals.

živòtni

animal pl n

животно

85 (VZh) … they care about.

comp

да

pràju

do 3pl pres I

правя

86 (a) [3:35] Yes! But we love to tend animals, [especially] sheep, and to have people come over,

disc

nom 1pl

like 1pl pres I

animal pl n

comp

care.for 1pl pres I

sheep pl f

and

comp

dat 1pl clt

come 3pl pres I

person pl m

87 (a) [3:41] and to go over to them. We like that sort of thing; we've [always] liked it.

and

comp

dat 3pl clt

go 1pl pres P

like 1pl pres I

and

this sg f adj

thing acc sg f

like pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

much adv

88 (a) [3:44] So these people came up there, and we went up after them, a [whole] flock [of us] –

nom 3pl

come 3pl aor P

here adv

above adv

nom 1pl

after

acc 3pl

after

acc 3pl

flock sg m

89 (a) [3:49] children, old people, young people, we swarmed up there around them

disc

child pl n

disc

old pl adj

disc

young pl adj

bend 1pl aor P

acc refl clt

and

acc 3pl

90 (a) [3:52] up by the council. They were gathered up at the council, and we –

council sg m def

nom 3pl

acc refl clt

gather pl L.part P

council sg m def

91 (a) [3:54] we chanted “Seventh, eighth! Seventh, eighth! Seventh, eighth!”

and

nom 1pl

seventh sg m adj

eighth sg m adj

seventh sg m adj

eighth sg m adj

seventh sg m adj

eighth sg m adj

say 1pl pres I

92 (a) [3:58] We wanted to put on our celebration, and not to abandon it, and [to do it]

fair sg m def

comp

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres I

comp

acc refl clt

neg

postpone 3sg pres I

93 (a) [4:00] on the seventh and the eighth, two days of celebration [in our traditional way].

seventh sg m adj

and

eighth sg m adj

two m

day ct m

fair sg m

94 (a) [4:02] On the sixth in the evening, we get ready, we slaughter [the animals].

sixth m adj

acc refl clt

prepare 1pl pres I

and

dat refl clt

evening acc sg f def

slaughter 1pl pres I

95 (a) [4:05] and then on the seventh is the celebration: dancing and people from all villages around.

and

then adv

seventh sg m adj

fair sg m

here adv

round.dance sg n

from

all pl adj

village pl n

folk sg m

96 (a) [4:11] It's packed with people here. And then we continue on the eighth.

full adv

here adv

with

folk sg m

then adv

hort

and

eighth sg m adj

97 (a) [4:15] On the eighth [too]. Both days there's music, and both nights. Music playing

and

eighth sg m adj

two m def

day ct m

music sg f

and

two f

night pl f

music sg f

play 3sg pres I

98 (a) [4:19] for two days. [That's how] we celebrate. But they didn't let us put on the celebration.

two m

day ct m

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

and

nom 3pl

neg

give 3pl pres I

comp

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

99 (a) [4:22] So everybody's shouting “Seventh, eighth! Seventh, eighth!” And then

nom 1pl

seventh sg m adj

eighth sg m adj

seventh sg m adj

eighth sg m adj

each sg m adj

shout 3sg pres I

disc

and

hort

100 (a) [4:26] someone [came] and rang the church bells. So we thought, let's us ring the bells [too]

one sg m adj

and

bell acc sg f def

ring 3sg aor P

wait sg imv I

bell acc sg f def

comp

ring 1pl pres I

101 (a) [4:28] and ask these people why they have come. So they came out of there,

comp

ask 1pl pres I

acc 3sg clt

why interr

3pl pres aux clt

come pl L.part.

this pl adj

nom 3pl

emerge 3pl aor P

from

there adv

102 (a) [4:32] out of the village council, and we went [swarming] after them

from

hes

council sg m def

nom 1pl

after

acc 3pl

after

acc 3pl

after

acc 3pl

103 (a) [4:35] some with pieces of wood, some brandishing [them] like this, to beat them up

which sg m inter.rel

with

wood sg n

which sg m inter.rel

thus prox adv

wave 3sg pres I

which sg m inter.rel

comp

acc 3pl clt

beat 3sg pres I

104 (a) [4:38] because we wanted our celebration, we didn't want to give up our celebration.

because

want 1pl pres I

dat refl clt

fair sg m

[...]

neg

want 1pl pres I

comp

dat refl clt

release 1pl pres P

fair sg m def

105 (a) [4:43] They just turned [away], they just turned this way and that,

nom 3pl

acc refl clt

only adv

turn 3pl pres I

only

acc refl clt

turn 3pl pres I

from

there adv

from.here adv

106 (a) [4:46] and went off without giving us permission to have our celebration.

and

dat refl clt

си

otòše

go.off 3pl aor P

отида

and

neg

give 3pl aor P

comp

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

107 (a) [4:50] And that's when they fired our mayor. They fired him because he wanted –

and

mayor sg m def

dat 1pl clt

then adv

acc m 3sg clt

dismiss 3pl aor P

dismiss 3pl aor P

acc m 3sg clt

because

nom m 3sg

want 3sg pres I

108 (a) [4:54] we the people wanted to have the celebration, and he stood firm [on that],

nom 1pl

people sg m def

want 3sg pres I

comp

make 3sg pres I

fair sg m

and

nom m 3sg

insist 3sg pres I

109 (a) [4:57] that we should have the celebration. So they sacked him, and put in his place

comp

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

nom 3pl

acc m 3sg clt

then adv

dismiss 3pl aor P

and

put 3pl aor P

110 (a) [5:00] this woman with a third-grade education, a real nobody.

one acc sg f adj

woman acc sg f

such sg f adj

with

third sg m adj

class sg m

nothing sg n

neg

3sg pres aux clt

sg f L.part cop

111 (VZh) Hm.

əm

bkch

112 (a) [5:04] But she undertook it because nobody else wanted to do it

but

and

thus adv

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

take.on 3sg aor P

because

and

other sg m adj

not.want 3sg pres

acc refl clt

take.on 3sg pres P

113 (a) [5:07] [Everyone here] wanted us to have the celebration, so nobody else would take it on.

want 3pl pres I

comp

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres I

fair sg m

not.want 3sg pres

acc refl clt

take.on 3sg pres P

other sg m adj

114 (a) [5:10] But she took it on, to make things go their way, that the mayor would be fired.

and

this sg f adj

acc refl clt

take.on 3sg aor P

disc

comp

pass 3sg pres P

comp

remove 3pl pres P

mayor sg m def

115 (a) [5:14] So they [the Chuprenye people] got ride of [our] mayor, they fired him.

and

acc m 3sg clt

remove 3pl aor P

mayor sg m def

dismiss 3pl aor P

acc m 3sg clt

116 (a) [5:16] And we had to do [it their way], we abandoned the celebration.

and

thus adv

do 1pl aor P

nom 1pl

remove 1pl aor P

fair sg m def

117 (a) [5:18] But there was a great deal of protest.

but

much adv

aor exist

strike sg f

large f adj

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Repljana 2

1 (VZh) And when was the [time of the traditional] village celebration of Replyana –

2 (a) [0:02] St. George's Day …

3 (VZh) [Ah,] it was St. George's Day.

4 (a) [0:03] … the Replyana village celebration was on St. George's Day, yes.

5 (VZh) Uh huh.

6 (a) [0:07] And we slaughter lambs, [but first] we take a lamb to the church,

7 (a) [0:11] a male lamb that has horns [already]. We took it. There was a church here,

8 (a) [0:14] [but] they tore it down. So that's how it used to be with the lambs

9 (a) [0:19] Each one held his lamb and the priest spoke, and on each lamb's horns

10 (a) [0:23] there was a lighted candle. A candle was burning.

11 (VZh) A candle.

12 (a) [0:27] Yes, burning. Then we took the lambs home and slaughtered them for the evening.

13 (a) [0:34] For the evening of St. George's Day, the sixth [of May]. That's the exact day, the sixth.

14 (VZh) Uh huh.

15 (a) [0:41] On the sixth in the evening we roast the lamb and eat it, and then on the seventh

16 (a) [0:46] is the celebration. People come over, we slaughter another lamb, lots more lambs.

17 (a) [0:50] And [people] from all the villages come to our celebration: from Dolni Lom,

18 (a) [0:55] from Gorni Lom, from Protopopinsti: they come to us from all the nearby villages

19 (a) [0:59] for the celebration. And we go to them when it's time for theirs –

20 (a) [1:01] to Dolni Lom on Trinity, to Gorni Lom on Paraskeva, to Chuprenye at another [time].

21 (a) [1:06] We go over to them, and they [come over] to us …

22 (VZh) [Our village celebration] in Vŭrbovo …

23 (a) [1:08] … on St. George's Day.

24 (VZh) … was on May 24th.

25 (a) [1:09] Aha, aha. Well, that’s how [it was]. We’d [always] be going to formal celebrations,

26 (a) [1:14] and they would [always] come to us.

27 (VZh) And what did you use the roast the lamb in?

28 (a) [1:16] We would – we roasted it in a big pan of tin. There weren't the pans

29 (a) [1:21] [they have] now, big pans, so we stretch it out on a pan – a tin pan,

30 (a) [1:26] round, curved, a bigger pan. So we put it into the pan,

31 (a) [1:30] pour water over it, put wood [on the fire], and it roasts: roast lamb –

32 (VZh) But wasn't there this oven constructed outside, wasn't there some structure –

33 (a) [1:38] Oh yes, [we light] the outdoor ovens, and then we put it into the oven

34 (a) [1:40] and it roasts up.

35 (VZh) Uh huh.

36 (a) [1:41] Roast lamb, [then] we make “podrobitsa”, with intestines, [diced] liver, tripe –

37 (a) [1:48] we make “podrobitsa”, and add leeks

38 (VZh) [Ah,] you put in leeks.

39 (a) [1:52] Those individual leeks. It's better with leeks.

40 (a) [1:55] In some places they make it with onions, but it's not as nice

41 (a) [1:58] with onions as it is with leeks and thyme. We call [that herb] thyme.

42 (VZh) Ah, it's around that time [of year] …

43 (a) [2:02] We would –

44 (VZh) that you pick [wild] thyme

45 (a) [2:03] Thyme. You pick it then, young, in time for the St. George's day celebration. And –

46 (VZh) And what other [dishes do you put it] in?

47 (a) [2:08] [We put] a lot [of it] in “podrobitsa”.

48 (VZh) [What else] is it good to add wild thyme to?

49 (a) [2:09] “Podrobitsa”, you know?

50 (VZh) What else do you put wild thyme in …

51 (a) [2:13] Well –

52 (VZh) … to make it tasty?

53 (a) [2:14] I also put it in beans, but [it's best] in “podrobitsa”.

54 (a) [2:16] [That's] what we have [always] liked the best.

55 (VZh) Uh huh

56 (a) [2:18] We put it most [often] in “podrobitsa”.

57 (VZh) And how do you recognize it when you go out [to look for it] here in the hills?

58 (a) [2:21] Ah,

59 (VZh) What does it look like?

60 (a) [2:22] Well, it looks like – it's little, low down. It doesn't grow ..

61 (VZh) Uh huh.

62 (a) [2:26] … into a tall plant.

63 (a) [2:28] It doesn't grow high. Its leaves are round and we recognize it.

64 (a) [2:34] We recognize which plant is thyme, and we gather it for the celebration.

65 (a) [2:37] After that we slaughter a lamb, and then May Day comes, OK –

66 (a) [2:40] again we'll slaughter. We used to keep sheep [so we had] lots of lambs.

67 (a) [2:44] But that was for us. As for the celebration –

68 (VZh) Do [your] children come now for the celebration?

69 (a) [2:48] Yes, often. Well – they come, but it's much more different now.

70 (a) [2:53] And [you should hear] we did: there was a big protest about the celebration.

71 (a) [2:57] This guy Angel came from Chuprenye, he was their mayor. And they fired our mayor

72 (a) [3:00] and didn't allow us to put on our celebration. We wanted there to be

73 (a) [3:03] a celebration. We of Replyana have [always] had our own celebration, and we like