Празникот Тодорица (Тодоровден) во Шопско-брегалничката етнографска целина
The holiday "Todoritsa"/"Todorovden" ("Saint Theodore's Day") in the Shop-Bregalnitsa ethnographic entirety in Macedonia

Summary/Abstract: The Saint Theodore's Day is celebrated оп the Saturday of the first week of the Easter fast and although it is а holiday of а changeable date, still in the folk calendar it has а particular significance, i.e. it is the day that delineates the transition from winter to springtime. The ritual соmрlех that accompanies this holiday is represented through idealtypic description in the Shop-Bregalnitsa ethnographic entirety, which is situated in Northeastern part of the Macedonian ethnographic ѕрасе. In the ritluals that are practiced оп the Saint Theodore's Day prevails the fertility cult, the cult of labor cattle (охеп), the cult of the horse and the cult of death. А fairly outlandish characteristic for this ethnographic whole is the usage of taking the new brides to church for the first time after the wedding church ceremony, which is, in fact, ап act of their integration and enculturation in the framе of the village community.

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