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ВЕЛИГДЕНСКИ ИГРИ - ЕТНОТЕАТРОЛОШКИ ОСВРТ
ESTER PLAYS - ETHNO-THEATROLOGICAL REVIEW

Author(s): Katerina Petrovska-Kuzmanova
Subject(s): Cultural history, Ethnohistory, History of Art
Published by: Институт за македонска литература
Keywords: Ester; tradition; folklore; play; performance; rituals

Summary/Abstract: Easter is one of the most important holidays in folk calendar. Its positioning in folk calendar the layers that it brings with it self Easter provides the folklorist opportunities for exploration of different aspects. The emphasis in the text will be placed on the third day of Easter, when in the celebration social games, which have interest of Macedonia folklorists the beginning of last century, especially in terms of their performing, are played. These games were held on the third day of Easter and were known the people as Gachki. Their contents were satirical, tragically and others. The entries for these games which V. Klichkova and V. Iljoski have written the emphasis is on research that treat this part of folk tradition, as a phenomenon that in itself contains numerous theatrical and dramatic elements.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 111-119
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Macedonian
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