Annunciation

Annunciation

Huhla 5

27 (VZh) i na blàgovec xə

and on Annunciation, right?

28 (a) à təkà zəštòtu rìbətə nə gləvàtə imàlə krɤ̀s i təkà

Right. Because a fish has a cross on its head, and so –

32 (VZh) takà li go kàzvaxte ednò vrème blàgovec kàk se kàzvaše

Is that how you used to call it in the old days, Annunciation?

33 (a) dà da blàguvec blàguvec n'è n'è nìe ne gù kàzvəme blàguvec

Yes, Yes, Annunciation. Annunciation. No, no. We don’t call it Annunciation,

34 (a) nìe gu kàzvəjne sià gu kàzvəme blàguvec d'è də znàm

we used to call it – [well,] now we call it Annunciation. How should I know

Repljana 1

97 (a) zavàrde blàguvesti vàrde livàdete za sèno

to keep it – [from] Annunciation [onwards] keep the meadows free for hay.

100 (a) izlèznemo od blàgovesti tàm nò jàganci se izjagnìle òvce

We go there at Annunciation, to the lambs, the sheep having given birth,

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Recommended Model for Citations

Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016) Babjak 1: 13-15. In: Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)

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