The Customs and Symbols of Carolling
The Customs and Symbols of Carolling
Author(s): Gustaw JuzalaSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: folk music;carolling
Summary/Abstract: Among the different genres of Slavic and Baltic folklore that have been preserved until today are the well-wishing carols, songs that are not of a Christian character but are a regularly repeated magical practice. Their texts demonstrate extraordinary durability and persistence: the first ones were written down in Poland in the 16th century and their variations can still be found in contemporary records.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 04 (13)
- Page Range: 231-236
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
