Предоговаряне на наследството между поколенията – традиции и празници в с. Рибново, общ. Гърмен
Renegotiation of Inheritance between Generations – Traditions and Holidays in the Village of Ribnovo, Garmen Municipality

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the village of Ribnovo, municipality Garmen, has been permanently in the media and research spotlight because of the interest in its preserved traditions, which are presented as a cultural treasure and an integral part of the identity politics of the Muslim community. Their public presentation, among other positives, supports the optimization of social relations between people and social cohesion between generations, which is important for the modern sustainable development of the community. At the same time, changes are also observed. Young people carry out social, educational and labor mobility outside the village of Ribnovo and expand their cultural ideas, which leads to reinterpretations of accepted traditions and values. These reinterpretations are related to the adaptation of wedding customs to the modern vision of the young for relevance, aesthetics and fun. The shedding of certain elements and the introduction of new rituals is necessary to meet the periodic material and spiritual challenges faced by the community. Adapted in this way, the tradition of colorful weddings and „pisani gelini“ helps to harmonize relations, overcome generational differences and renegotiate the inheritance between generations, which allows Ribnovo to save itself from the negative modern trends of depopulation, demographic stagnation and one-way labor migration, characteristic of all settlements remote from large regional centers.

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