Prelo u Krasnu u tradicijskom i suvremenom kontekstu
Wool Spinning (roving) in Krasno in Traditional and Contemporaneus Context

Summary/Abstract: Roving is the name for winter meetings of young and/or old people with the purpose of work, mingling and fun. Roving in the past, after WWII, was usual in the whole of Lika, as in Krasno. In the wide Lika region wool spinning could be found only for older, married people or only for young men and girls and those where old and young people were together. In the area of Krasno wool spinning was only for young people, according to the storytellers. Although some older people would participate at these wool spinnings, these were the only people who offered hosts wool spinning or people who would join in for fun.During the first research in October 2004 and in April 2005 traditional meetings under the name of ‘roving’ in the villages and hamlets of Krasno were noticed. These kinds of meetings still exist in this region but they have different meanings and purposes. The reintroduction of wool spinning, as well as the introduction of some other activities was initiated by the society Protectors of Fireplace (Čuvarice Ognjišta). A part of this society is the folklore society Krasno with 34 members of young and older people. The content and purpose of today’s and traditional wool spinning could not be the same. The main purpose of gathering, the content of traditional wool spinning (present up to the middle of the 20th century) was the fun of young people alongside the work: picking feathers and picking wool. The purpose of today’s wool spinning is in memory and the preservation of old customs and the making of souvenirs, which will then represent the local community on the regional level.

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