Kordunski bož'čnjaci
The Bož'ćnjaci from Kordun

Summary/Abstract: Decorated bread and rolls from different villages of Kordun, from Cetingrad to Drežnik, have been shown at the presentation of the Kordun Christmas customs around Christmas in 2002 in Zagreb. Those pieces have been deposited in the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb, where copies were made, using appropriate materials. Before the pieces were deposited, photographs of all of them have been taken for the photographic collection of the Croatian Cultural Society "Braće Radića" from Zagreb. Besides taking the photographs, the names of the bož'ćnjaci decorations, the way they were made and the role of the role decorated bread plays today have also been noted down. The author also emphasizes the role of female characters in national costumes, supposing that they represent the older variant of the costume from Kordun.

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