Dječje usmene molitvice; Moralno-odgojni mehanizam tradicijske obitelji
Childern's oral prayers; A moral and educational mechanism of traditional family

Summary/Abstract: A prayer in traditional families is passed down orally, supported and encouraged, while mothers have had an extremely important upbringing, religious, educational and social role by teaching their children the first prayers. This article deals with verbal text and context of verbal prayers recorded in the Livno area as well as with the very act of praying. The introductory part refers to the most common theories about the prayer, the consistent form of execution, and state the reasons of perseverance of prayer performed in contrast to other types of religious oral lyric that is disappearing. Our interest is in the particular prayers that were taught and prayed by children in order to detect educational strategies and patterns and values that have been taught children, and which can be read in the contents of the prayers, the context of learning and performance. The analysis of the content of prayers, as expected, showed the promotion of Christian education, moral norms and values of society, confession of sins, asking for forgiveness, protection and blessing to others and ourselves. Especially the motives ofprayer, emphasize the importance of family unity, harmony, love and faith, as well as adherence to Christian duty. Through the prayers the children were taught and teaches now about the foundations of faith through prayer rhythmic text, depicting heaven, cross, light and divine characters of which Jesus, angels, Madonna and Cross are indispensable in almost every invocation, providing a prayer religious teaching role.

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