St. Dimitri's Day

2 (c) èsenutu vr'ɛ̀me kətu št'à: uvərš'ème tò l'ètneš'e

In the autumn when we’d do the threshing – it would be raining

3 (c) predi dimìtruvdèn' št'à pòčneme də s'ɛ̀eme zìmnicə ž'ìtu rɤ̀š' ečmìk

before St. Dimitri’s day – we’d begin to sow the winter grains – rye, barley –

112 (a) polovìn ə tikòvo letòto a do mìtrovdɤn za šès mèseca

half the summer. Six months to St. Dimitri’s day

51 (b) [laughter] i təkà təkà bèše kət si dòjde dvè gudìni zə mitròvden’

So that’s how it was. When he came back [after] two years, on St. Dimitri’s Day,

122 (b) na dimìtrovdèn kvò pràixte

What did you do on St. Dimitri’s day?

123 (a) nə dimìtuvgràt

In Dimitrovgrad?

124 (KP) na dimìtrovdèn

On St. Dimitri’s day!

125 (a) hà nə dimìtruvdèn mi rəzlɔ̀čət sə ustàv’ət kràvɤne

Ah! On St. Dimitri’s day they disband [the herds]. They leave the cows [home],

126 (a) ufcène rəzlɔ̀čət sɛ̀k si gi pəsè

they separate [their] sheep [from the common herd], and each pastures his own.

139 (a) jɛ̀ nèməm nìkəkvə kràvə tə du unugàvə sìn du dimìtruvdɛn gi pəsɔ̀t

I don’t have a single cow. But back then, son, they pasture them up to St. Dimitri’s day.

114 (b) dimìtrovden

St. Dimitri’s day.

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