„Чистичко като е, цветенце нещо като има, това е!“ (щрихи към домашната хигиена на българите).
“Clean as it is and there is a flower of a sort, this is it!” (touches to the home care of the Bulgarians)

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the ways of maintaining cleanliness in the home during the transition from traditional to modern hygiene. This topic suggests the chronological scope of the survey – from the Liberation of Bulgaria to the 40s of XX century. The study is mostly directed to the home hygiene in rural areas, although empirical material from urban areas is also presented for more clarity. In the course of the exposition attention is drawn to daily, routine maintenance of the home hygiene as well as to ritual cleaning according to calendar and family holiday cycle. Consistently followed are the main steps and activities associated with cleanliness in the home – sweeping, painting floors, whitewashing the walls, dishwashing, aeration, etc.

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