Kurban in the BalkansBiljana Sikimić, Petko Hristov |
Common terms and phrases
according animal Balkans Bayash believed blood bread building Bulgarian calendar called carried celebration century Christian church collective cooked cross culture custom discourse du{no Eastern elements ethnic ethnographic example existence fact feast festive field funeral gathered George’s give goose guests Gypsies hand head held hold holiday holy identity important included inhabitants interview killed kurban kurban sacrificial offering lamb language linguistic living meal meaning meat mentioned Muslims origin Orthodox person Popov population practice prayer prepared present priest question recorded refer region relation religious ritual roast Roma Romani Romanian Rudari sacrifice sacrificed saint Serbia Serbian Serbs Shpati Sikimi slaughtered social song speak specific stone taken term tion town traditional Turkish usually village Vranje woman women young