feasting at weddings

Černovrŭx

50 (a) zbìrə sə c'àlutu s'èlo nə jàdene i nə pìene

The whole village gathers together for eating and drinking.

51 (GK) n'àma značènie rodnìni li sɤ

Regardless of whether they are relatives or not?

52 (a) n'àmə sàmu če si gòtv'ət

Regardless! As long as they cook [and bring] food.

53 (GK) sèki si gòtvi sàm

Each cooks himself?

54 (a) s'èki si gòtvi zənàs'ə ə gòtv'ət pòvečeto vəf sùxo səstujànie

Each cooks, and brings [something]. Mostly they cook foods without liquid

55 (a) zə də mòe sə nòsi də kàžem

so that they can be transported [more easily]. And [let me] tell [you]:

Dolno Draglište 1

16 (a) i pòsle dòjda: pə svàtufštìnətə vèč'e nə nə ergè̝ninu pə màč'a bəštà

Then the in-laws, would come, the groom’s mother and father

17 (a) tàm suberà dòjda: pə tìə futrintà [laughter]

would come and gather [at the bride’s parents’] in the morning [laughter]

18 (a) i pà jàdene pìene tàm tə [laughter] təvà [laughter]

and there would be eating and drinking there [laughter].

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124 (a) i tàm v'èč'ə s'àdəš i edèš i drùgu du dvənàjs

And then you sit down there and eat and such, till midnight

126 (a) dà swədbàr:tȅ tàm tò hòrə mnògu tàm sə idè

Yes. The wedding guests [are] there, many people. That’s where you eat,

127 (a) tàm təkòswəš pijèš' du dvənàis č'esɤ̀ s'ètne dvənàjs č'esɤ̀ v'èč'e

hang out, drink – up to midnight. Then when it’s midnight,

181 (a) i tɤ̀j i s'ètn'e v'èk'i š'ə j nɤ̀l' ti kàəm

So that’s that. After that, like I told you, they’ll

182 (a) du ob'et v'èki igràjət pìjət təkòzwət v'èč'i sə rəspil'àwət

be dancing and drinking and such until noon, and then they’ll disperse,

Gorna Krušica 1

10 (a) i sle sèdneme i si slàgame a takòva si pràime màndži

and we sit down and lay [the “table”]. We make food there

11 (a) na dvòro si pràjme màndži do do vratìte tàm do kɤ̀štata

we make food in the yard, by the doors of [our] houses.

12 (a) pràveme màndži fof ə golèmi kazàne i takìva màndži starovrèmski

We would make food in big cauldrons, old-time dishes.

13 (a) fasùlče sɤs mèso ako e imàlo mèso àko nèma

Beans, with meat if there was any meat. If not,

14 (a) pa takà si go napràim fasùlčeto i orìsče somèleme orìsčeto

then we just make beans. And rice – we grind up rice

15 (a) na takvìja kàmene ìmaše à kàmeni a pə ta go melèhme nìe

using stones. There were these stones, and we would grind it –

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49 (a) kàk se e pravìlo svàdba ami še kalèšem svòite

How was a wedding done? Well, we’ll invite our people

50 (a) pa se napḷ̀nat pa vildžìi svìrat pa otpùsnem vìno

and the [place] fills up, then the violinists play, then we open up the wine.

Iskrica 1

55 (a) i nəpràjət vɤ̀nkə ednà tərpèzə tàm d’èt sə kàn’ət

And they set up the festive table outside, where they’ve invited [guests],

56 (a) i òrətə nəs’àdət idɤ̀t igràjət kətu nə svàdbə

and people sit there, they eat and dance. Like at a wedding!

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10 (GK) nèšto mèsexa li

Did they do any baking?

11 (a) e pa se mèseše se lèp se mèsi pa se kòl’u òvce

Of course there was baking: they made bread, they slaughtered sheep

12 (a) za jèden’e pa dà spràvl’aju se dà

for the meal. Yes, they manage [somehow]. Yes.

13 (GK) i nèkakɤf speciàlen lèp li se mèseše

Did they make any special sort of bread?

14 (a) e pa kò što se jedè kvò speciàlen

Just the kind you eat. What do you mean, “special”?

15 (GK) nè e takɤ̀f za za pra kato za pràznik

Nothing like the sort – like on a holiday?

16 (GK) kato za svàdba nèšto pò

For a wedding, something more –

17 (BR) za svàdba

For a wedding.

22 (a) e nò bìl takà si kož kɤ̀f si edèm edèmo lèp

It was like – The kind we eat, the [same] bread we eat

23 (a) takɤ̀f se prài za svàdbata

is the kind that we make for weddings.

46 (a) na gṛbìnu edù i pijù [laughter] kvò kazùjem ovakà

on their backs. They eat, and drink [laughter]. Whatever I say, that’s how it is.

47 (a) najedù se dòjde vrème da se izlàzi nevèsta da se venčàva

They eat their fill, it’s time for the bride to leave for the [church] ceremony

65 (a) naròt se zbìra napùni se stàe èden’e pìen’e kòj dokude òče

People gather, the rooms fill up. There’s eating and drinking as long as anyone wants,

66 (a) i kòj pàdne kòj [laughter] se napìje i takà

until anyone falls down [laughter] or gets drunk. And that’s all.

Oborište 2

54 (a) čenìca dèka odève a govorìxme

Wheat, [like] that we [already] talked [about] …

56 (a) če a tàm varìm na svàdbata čùkat a zgòtvat a

… how we cook that for weddings – they process it and cook it up

Skrŭt 2

65 (b) k’i gozbùvat pà tùrat trəpèzi i utàm zakàrvat tàtkutu màjkata

They’ll put on a feast, lay [large] tables, and take her father and mother and

Trŭnčovica 1

13 (a) utɨ̀vət nə mumàtə nə mumčè̟tu rudɤ̀ utɨ̀və u mumàtə

They go to the girl’s house – the boy’s relatives go to the girl’s house

14 (a) səs jàdene səs pìene səbɨ̀rət se nəxrànət nəjədɤ̀t se nəjədɤ̀t se

they gather there to eat and drink. They are fed, and eat their fill. They eat,

16 (a) utɨ̀vət nə venčàfkə dukɤ̀tu se venčèe mumàtə i ergè̟n’e

and they go for the church ceremony. While the bride and groom are being wed,

17 (a) trəpèzətə prudəlžàvə jədɤ̀t i pìjət slèt kətu se venčèjət

the festive table continues, everyone eats and drinks. After [the pair] are wed,

43 (a) pòsle se pòčuvə trəp’èzətə dər’àvənetu səbɨ̀rə tàm pudàrəci kəkvòtu ìmə

Then the feasting begins, and gifting. They gather up the gifts that are there,

53 (a) u bəštà i gul’àjət tàm c’àl dè̟n pràvət rəkìjətə mu kàzvəme

to her father, and feast there all day. They make [sweet] brandy, as we call it.

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