Prilozi o narodnoj kulturi moravskih Hrvata
Contributions on the folks culture of the Croats from Moravia
Author(s): Eliška Leisserová, Klára NádaskáSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Matica hrvatska Daruvar
Keywords: Moravian Croats; culture; traditions; beliefs;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to get to know the folk culture of the Moravian Çroats. These Croats belong to the ethnic minority which kept its native folks culture right up to the forced dispersion after World War II in three places of South Moravia. Namely, those places are Jevišovka, Dobré Pole and Nový Přerov. Out of material culture, they mention the richly ornamented garments first and foremost; agriculture is explained by way of vines and folk construction. Out of immaterial culture, we have folk traditions, dancing and songs, among other things. The conclusion describes the folk ceremony of the Moravian Croats called Kiritof. This ceremony was abandoned after the dispersion of the population all around Czechoslovakia of the time and it was revitalized only after 1989. Kiritof is still being innovated to this day by not only folklore specialists but also the descendants of the dispersed Moravian Croats.
Journal: Zbornik Janković
- Issue Year: II/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 33-43
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Croatian
