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Танцов фолклор от Самоковско
Dance Folklore from Samokov Region

Author(s): Evgenia Grancharova
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents some observations on the traditional dance culture of the Samokov region, on the basis of a field research made in several villages there – the villages of Zlokuchåne, Alino, and Shiroki dol. The paper traces briefly the yearly calendar of festive dances along the rules of the tradition and its festive significations. The research presents information about the processes and the mechanisms of the transformation of the village dance culture. The stress is made on the “momentary snapshot” of state of traditional dances nowadays.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 123-136
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian