Watercrossing of the Wedding Procession
Watercrossing of the Wedding Procession
Author(s): Milana ČernelićSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: water crossing; wedding procession; wedding customs; South Slavs; Balkan;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the rite of watercrossing, known mostly in the eastern parts of Slavonia, Vojvodina, partly in the Romanian territories, in the Vlach regions of northeastern Serbia and sporadically in southeastern Serbia and Bulgaria. The analysis of the elements of the rite indicates that we are dealing with a typologically analogous rite regionally limited to the northeastern parts of the South Slav territories. The result of the study points to the possible mutual permeation of different cultures, those of the settled Slav peoples and the autochtonous Romance speaking population of the Balkans.
Journal: Studia ethnologica Croatica
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 14/15
- Page Range: 5-21
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
