St. Elias's Day

Belica 2

7 (a) pòsle segà tìja vɤkɤ̀t è do ilìnden tòj po stàro

And then in the time up to St. Elias day – in the old days

8 (a) bèše ilìnden ònia e na ftòri nalì

it was St. Elias day. That’s on the second [of August], right?

Breste 3

7 (a) ami sedènki sedènki pràveme seden kotò dòjde svèti ilìja svèti

Work-bees. We had work-bees when St. Elias’s day came,

8 (a) koto e si tòj e na ftòri àvgust

when – that’s on the second of August.

12 (GK) ilìnden dà ftòri

St. Elias’s day, on the second.

13 (a) na ilìnden pa tìa go kazàa na dvàesti jùli

St. Elias’s day. They pronounced it to be the twentieth of July

14 (a) ònia.dènka li kvò jà si go znàm na ftòri

or [maybe] the day before yesterday. But I know it to be on the second.

27 (a) za sedènkite dà i koto dòde svèti ilìja i pòčva:me

About work bees, yes. When St. Elias’s day came, and we’d begin –

Čokmanovo 1

1 (a) nə əlìn'd'en' hòd'əhm'e pu trì d'èn'ə nə l'uvàtkit'e igràehme hòru səs

On St. Elias’ day we went to the meadows for three days. We danced the horo, [wearing]

2 (a) фùsti səs ə ərmelìcit'e tɔ̀pən'ə č'ùkəš'e nìe rìpkəhme

folk aprons with decorative coins. The drum would beat and we would jump about

3 (a) kòlkutu mòž'eme trì d'èn'ə sigà kəkvò də kàž'e n'èmə n'è elìn'd'èn'

as much as we could for three days. Now what can I say? There’s neither St. Elias day

4 (a) n'èmə nì nì svir'àn nìtu igràjət nìtu nìštu nìe si sme bàbise nəuč'èni

nor is there music playing nor do they dance – nothing at all. We grannies are accustomed

8 (a) ìd'e pràznikət ìd'e əlìn'd'en' ìd'e p'ètrud'èn' ìd'e svità nid'ɛ̀l'ə

[and then] comes the holiday. St. Elias’ day, St. Peter’s day, Holy Sunday –

9 (a) nìe sìč'kit'e pràznici gi tàč'ehme sigà ni tàčet ž'ɛ̀lku zə mlàdit'e

We observed all the holidays. Now they don’t observe them. A pity for the young people!

Dolna Sekirna 2

111 (a) a u ednì pòsle otidò ot eremìju a do ilìndɤn je

And after that I went to [others] in Eremiya, [working] up St. Elias’s day,

113 (a) do ilìndɤn trì i sedè tàmo do trì mèseca u tìja

and three to St. Elias’s day. [For] three months with these [folk],

140 (a) ə sedè do ilìndɤn i mi ne dàdoše ednà stotìnka

I stayed till St. Elias’s day and they didn’t give me a penny.

Stikŭl 1

51 (a) zəfàtəmə ut ut ftò̝ri àvguz də kusìm də kusìm pu stàrutu

we start on the second of August to mow – to mow. According to the old way,

55 (a) nə nə kəlendàr’:te ezgà vəf tòj nə ftò̝ri àvgus

On – on the [church] calendars. That’s on the second of August now.

Vasiljovo 1

92 (a) taka pràvejme na svetì ilìja pà sɤ̀štoto beše

And that’s what we did. For St. Elias day it was the same thing all over again.

Vladimirovo 1

103 (a) elì na ə spàsovden elì na svetì ilìja elì na drùgi dène

or the Savior’s day, or St. Elias’s day, or some other days,

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