village celebrations

Vladimirovo 1

13 (a) alì nèšto kokòški li gɤ̀ski kòj ako si kòj si e čuvàl

something, chickens or geese, whoever if – whoever kept what –

14 (a) i i gi zakòl’eme i gòskite ìdat zborjànete se gòtvime

and we slaughter them. Then guests come, celebration visitors, and we cook –

15 (a) dòjdɤt zborjàne srèštame gi narèdile ne sa takà golèma takòo

the visitors come and we greet them. There’s been set up for us a big –

16 (b) trəpèza

Table.

17 (a) ku̥tu trəpèzə

Something like a table.

18 (VZh) ìdvat i od drùgi selà tovà zbor’ànin še rečè

So they come from other villages? [If you say] “celebration guests”, that means

19 (VZh) tè sə od drùgo m’àsto ìdvat

that they are coming from other places.

20 (a) è ud drùgu ròdovete

Yes, from another [place]. Extended family ...

22 (a) ako ìma ròdove prijàtele

... [or] if they are relatives by marriage.

23 (VZh) a vìe xòdite li na tèxnite səbòri

And do you go to their village celebrations?

24 (a) me òdime

Of course we go!

36 (VZh) i kàk na kakvò m’àsto se pràveše tovà

And how – what sort of area was that celebration held in?

37 (a) è pa kòj k kɤdè si rešì dalì go napràvi

Whoever decides he’s going to do it, decides where it will be,

38 (a) i si napràvimə

and we do it.

41 (a) kvò da ti kàam koto re rečèš da ə da si e

How can I tell you? It’s, well, you say there will be [something],

42 (a) də sə zbèrɤt si ròdovete le svòjte decà si zbèreš

that relatives will come together, that you’ll gather together your children,

43 (a) si napràiš pa gòsk’e sè si e ednò če a zbòr

you put it together, guests come, and it’s just like a village celebration anyway.

Vladimirovo 2

1 (CG) kàži za pràznicite kòj b’a kòj kòj bèše nàj l’ubìmija ti pràznik

Tell us about holidays. What was your favorite holiday?

3 (a) pa na zbòr

Well, [when we went] to the village celebration.

9 (a) pa ìma pànair u lexčèvo ìmaše pànair trì dèna

There was a fair. In Lehchevo, there was a fair for three days.

10 (a) pa tàm turàle baràki pa ìma jàdene pa pìen’e

And they put up food booths, and there was eating and drinking

11 (a) pa sìčko tàm mùzika

and everything – and music.

Vŭrbina 4

106 (VZh) [Имаше ли селото събор?]

[Did the village have its local celebration?]

107 (d) səbòr pràine səbòr bəjrèn kugàtu dòjde bəjrèn

We have our [local] celebration on Bayram. When Bayram comes

108 (d) pràime po.stàrumu bəjrèmi səbòri pr pràine gulèmi zbìrəme sə tàm

we have Bayram celebrations in the old manner. We make big – we gather there,

109 (d) jədè̝m pìene ž’enìte vɤ̀tre mɤ̀skite vɤ̀nkə pu nəud’èlnu

we eat, there’s drinking – The women are inside and men outside, separately.

110 (d) e təkà beše səbòrə nàš sled devèti pòčnəne

That’s what our celebration was like. After socialism came (on 9.IX.1944) we began to have

111 (d) òpšti səbòr kòjtu bə zàednu fsìč’ki i səbòrə beše təkà

a general celebration, with everyone (men and women) together. And that’s how it was.

112 (d) nə s’èlutu sne zbìrəli mòže i hil’àdə dùši s se zbìrəli ut sìčkit’e

We got together in the village – perhaps a thousand people gathered from all [villages]

113 (d) səvètə beš’e gul’èm prəznùvəme t’ùkə vəv bànite

– [our] regional council was [a] big [one]. We celebrated in the baths.

114 (d) tàn ìma vodɤ̀ kuèto izpòlzvəme bàniti i b’àgəme sìčkutu tàm

There was water there that we took advantage of, in the baths. So everyone went off there

115 (d) i tàm tò s dòstə hòrə sə zbìrəhə i gul’èm səbòr ìməše

and a lot of people gathered there and it was a big celebration.

Main menu

village celebrations

Vladimirovo 1

Vladimirovo 2

Vŭrbina 4

Pages

Main menu

You are here

village celebrations

Vladimirovo 1

Vladimirovo 2

Vŭrbina 4

Pages