Dom jako gniazdo rodzinne w kulturze ludowej Białorusinów Białostocczyzny
Home as a family nest in folk culture of the Belarusians in the Bialystok region

Summary/Abstract: Peasant poverty before 1860s, before enfranchisement resulted in defining home as an attribute in hand. The creation of family nest worship progressed at the turn of the 19th century, after the tragedy of the 1915 exodus (Byezhenstvo). Building and decorating techniques changed over the years – from ascetic structures to delicately embellished cottages. There were also many customs and rituals connected with a house. Some of them disappeared over time, and some got preserved. The decline of traditional culture, economic and social migration, globalization changes had negative influence on family tradition.

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