Jelojle na Cvjetnu subotu u Aljmašu
The Jelojle on Palm Sunday in Aljmaš

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the jelojle in Aljmaš, a custom of making pop-corn on Palm Sunday. The custom is unknown in the literature under that particular name, and the author tries to find some parallels in literature as well as in the field research. Similarities with the customs from Bapska, Ilača and Bačka direct further research. Descriptions and interpretations of informants help the author to illuminate some functions and terms of the custom. Beside jelojle some other elements of customs between Palm Sunday and Easter are presented (blessing of flowers, flogging, blessing of fire and water) as a contribution to general knowledge on customs and as an impulse for further studies.

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