Обредът и произведенията на традиционното приложно изкуство при формиране на личността на детето от предучилищна възраст

Author(s): Nikolay Gyulchev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2016

The urbanized society through a number of technical systems changes imperceptibly the established vital processes, brings diversity and need of mobility, and spreads influence also on the subject environment. The urban society methodically forms urban life, different from the traditional one. This fact has signaled for the need of pre-school age child of application inconvenient way to explore the roots and the richness of our folklore plastic heritage with a view to rationalization of the organized educational process, the family spirituality and the traditional purity of the national community. The works of the traditional applied art are sensory image of time and are transferred into the aesthetic reality in which they are created. An appropriate model for the perception has been developer to disclose their originality, with possibilities for application in the educational practice.

Култът към св. Ана в Средна Западна България - традиционни практики и съвременно състояние

Author(s): Mira Markova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

The studies of the cult of different Christian saints is part of the major question about people’ s faith, how christianity become a custom of manner of life and about the problems of religiosity during different historical epochs. Some aspects of the cult of St. Anna in Bulgaria have been researched reffering to the place of this cult in local culturies of various smaller and bigger communities but in general this cult is less studied. Definitely in the last years of a constant and difficult transition in Bulgaria, the ordinary man’ s approach to the religion is becoming more and more evident. Local rituals are activated, new myths are produced, the compilation between old and new legens is done. The main goal of this research is to present one of female cults in conection between past and present through the focus of local culture of Central West Bulgaria. Local cultures are dynamics but relatively cloused cultures. In the present day these cultures also have possibility to be in progress. The conection between religion and local culture put a question for discussion about microhistory and this is another aim to the present research.

Сакралното пространство и неговите топоси (Оброчищата и връзката им с територията върху която са изградени)

Author(s): Miglena Petkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

The traditional folklore sacred spaces are known as votive places. In the present study, I am tracing the connection between the type, the ritual conveyed at the votive place and the sacredness of the territory on which they were built. I am also giving answer to the question, how natural landmarks connected to the miraculousness of the saints are turned into markers of the sacred space, and an object of veneration from the participants in the rites, whose over-all function is to preserve the collective memory.

Култовите места в Чипровските покрайнини

Author(s): Anuta Kamenova-Borin / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

Holy shrines in Chiprovtsi region are monasteries, churches and votive crosses. Prevala village is situated in Chiprovtsi region. There is an only rock monastery in these parts with 15 votive crosses in honor of spiritual patrons and Christian saints. It is celebrated in connection with human health and against nature disasters endangering people, animals and property. There is an active votive holiday – Spasov day which people keep in touch with old holy ritual practices.

Изображения на змия и змей върху пафти от Северна България (от средата на XIX до началото н ХХ век)

Author(s): Pavlin Chaushev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

The purpose of the present scientific announcement is to reveal the evolution of one of the most interesting and rare images on belt buckles from the region of north Bulgaria. This is the image of snake and dragon. This model belt buckles are made mostly from the middle of XIX to early XX century. This objects are made of copper, bronze, most of them are silvered, but also of Argentan, silver and gilded silver. This motive is not so popular, but it is used like decoration, because in Bulgarian folk tradition it has powerful protection forces. In my research I found one very interesting silver belt buckle who has in the center one big dragon and beautiful floral motives. I suppose this belt buckle is made in the region of Veliko Tarnovo or Gabrovo(central north Bulgaria). The decoration of the most belt buckles in this time period is typical for the Orient. In the beginning of XIX century some new elements from Baroque were inspired, but this remains unique Bulgarian model from the XIX century.

Проекции на българската идентичност в условията на трудова миграция (връху данни от теренно проучнаве в Испания)

Author(s): Zdravko Zdravkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

The paper attempts to prove the thesis that in the conditions of permanent migration and longterm remoteness from home and home country Bulgarian emigrants manage to preserve their ethnic identity and teach their children to respect Bulgarian culture, traditions and values.

"Ковачница за мъже" или ... задължителната наборна казарма в представите на българина през Социализма

Author(s): Iliya Valev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

One widespread proverb in Bulgaria, knowing some different versions, says that “Man, who did not passed conscription is not a man”, “A boy, who failed to enter military service is second-hand man”, “A man, who has not walked as a soldier knows nothing”. What exactly is conscription according to public understanding of Bulgarians? What attitudes have the society to compulsory conscription? Frontier of what is the portal on the military unit? These and other issues related to conscription during socialism will be explored.

Към модернизация и еманципация - мъжките момичета на социалистическия свята

Author(s): Zhanina Stoyanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

Аfter the adoption of the Dimitrov Constitution of 1947 bulgarian women received an equitable rights with men. This includes access to male jobs, which is part of the emancipation in its socialist version. Women enter in branches of light and heavy industry. Newspapers, magazines, cinema and literature become active participants in building image of the new women – „masculine women”.

Празници и ритуали на студентите във Великотърновския университет (1963–1989 г.)

Author(s): Maria Zhelyazkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2013

The report is about the holidays and rituals in the University of Veliko Turnovo between the years 1963–1989. It focuses the attention on the student holiday the holiday of the university, the spring homecoming and the torch marching. The text follows the main points in organizing and holding these events by the students in the old city. Its purpose is to distinguish those rituals-created by the young people- which go beyond the obligatory frame of the official holidayritual system and they are a tribute to the specifics of the student identity, its constants and varieties, when celebrating the dates of the student’s holiday calendar during the years of Communist regime in Bulgaria. Documents and materials from the library of the University, and oral evidence collected by the author during the held half-standardized interviews whit the University of Veliko Turnovo alumni.

Теренното етноложко иследване като фактор при определяне и изява на идентичност (по материали от експедициите на екип от ИЕФЕМ-БАН сред българите от Украйна и Молдова)

Author(s): Galin Georgiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

The article presents the results from a long term fieldwork held in Bessarabia and Tavria. It aims to register local culture and to explore identity markers of the Bulgarian and Gagauzian diaspora. The main focus of the article is the influence of the research in the diaspora communities. The author comments on the reflection and the dynamics of the image of ‘true Bulgarian’ language, customs, etc. in diaspora communities.

Родство по сватовство и по кумство при циганите (по данни от теренни проучвания сред няколко цигански групи в Централна Северна България)

Author(s): Zdravko Zdravkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

The article explores the ritual kinship of several Roma groups in Central and Northern Bulgaria. The author presents differences and similarities between groups and social structures, with a special focus on the changes caused by marriage (the role of godfathers and godmothers, bilateral networks, etc.).

Село Големаните – двадесет и пет столетия мит и религия

Author(s): Miglena Petkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

The article presents local memories and still survived services at several consecrated groundsdevoted to different saints protectors, celebrated in territory of Golemanite village (Mid Northern Bulgaria). Ethnographical study was held with special focus on St George’s memorial stone renovated in 2009 as a part of local identity development. Studies of re-invention of former “lieu de memoires” are very productive field of research in post-socialist Bulgaria.

Календарни турлашки празници

Author(s): Anuta Kamenova-Borin / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

The Turlaks, or Torlaks, are believed to be an old native population inhabiting the Northern border zone between Bulgaria and Serbia. They speak a specific dialect of Bulgarian, and have preserved their old traditional folk culture. The article presents their autumn-winter holidays. The most celebrated holidays in the autumn are St. Dimitar’s day, Mishin day, St. Archangel Michael’s day, Mratintsi. The most celebrated holidays in the winter are St. Andrey’s day, Ignajden, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year, Vasil’s day, Jordan’s day, Ivan’s day, Grandmother’s day,St. Trifon’s Day.

Защо и на какво се смеем. Рецензия: Dafina Genova. Studying Humour Seriously. Велико Търново, изд. Фабер, 2011, 346 с.

Author(s): Ralitsa Demirkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2013

Старобългарският езически пантеон от времето на двоеверието в „Чинъ покаянiя, паче же и скимницамъ“

Author(s): Ancho Kaloyanov / Language(s): Bulgarian,Old Bulgarian Issue: 1/2013

The Confession Rank (Chin Pokayaniya) for nuns, published in 1874, is known only because of its eleventh question with the list of pagan deities Rod and rozhantsi, Perun, Hars and Mokosh, which, so far in the Slavic studies, have been recognized as Old Russian. The study proves that this manuscript is taken from an epitheme collection of the Bulgarian church and dates back to the time of the double faith of the Bulgarians, at the end of the 9th century, and consequently the deities are from the Old Bulgarian pagan pantheon.

(Не)познатият език: Гергьовден при бесарабските българи

Author(s): Svitlana Georgieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

Folk-calendar terminology is an expression of the national specificity of cultures. This makes its studying promising within the framework of the tendencies for ‘European-style thinking’ which have emerged since the beginning of the 21st century. The article examines St. George’s Day customs and rituals in their ethnolinguistic aspect. G’erg’ewd’en (Vch, Cub, Chsh), G’ergyovd’en (A, G, Kam, Dl, Z), G’ergyochd’en (A) , G’ergyouud’en(Kr), Gyorguvd’en (Kul), Gyorguud’en (R), Gerg’ofden (Cyr), G’argyovd’an (DN), Gergiuden (Or) – the largest and richest – in a ritual sense – spring religious vestive-ritual complex of the Bessarabian Bulgarians, which is celebrated on the 6th of May (on the 23rd of April old style) and is dedicated to the Christian saint George, who is – in the folk tradition – the protector of shepherds and flocks. The paper attempts to systematize and explore the peculiarities of the cultural dialect associated with St. George’s Day ritual sequence.

Biblical and Anthropocentric Phraseologisms in Dmytro Dontsov’s Works: A Cognitive Aspect

Author(s): Oksana Mykytyuk / Language(s): English Issue: 34/2022

The paper deals with Dontsov’s “phraseological speech” in the framework of cognitive linguistics. The ways of creating partially-authorial (biblical) and authorial (anthropocentric) phraseologisms are discussed and their assignment to different phraseological-semantic microfields is suggested. A number of Dontsov’s phraseologisms are viewed as linguomental pictures of the world that are potentially acceptable for a wider use. Methodologically, the research presents a cluster of general scholarly methods and those used in cognitive linguistics as well as special approaches developed in modern anthropocentric research. Methods of cognitive linguistics are of the utmost importance and include categorizing the phenomena of the objective reality and the interdisciplinary method of interpretation related to the correlation of language data with cultural studies, political science, ethnopsychology and other disciplines. Semantic and contextual analyses are also used as supplementary methods. The potential value of the research is ensured by its contribution to the modern anthropocentric linguistics that aims at studying language through its speaker. Structural-and-logical scheme illustrating the cognitive stages of generating a phraseologism is suggested and the importance of categorization of lingual phenomena is emphasized. Dontsov’s phraseologisms are claimed to be means of exposure of the national Ukrainian lingual picture, symbols of the national worldview, and the prism of the world perception and understanding.

УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БІОГРАФІЧНИЙ АРХІВ ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТ І МАТЕРІАЛ В ЕТНОПСИХОЛОГІЧНОМУ ДОСЛІДЖЕННІ

Author(s): Oleksii Vernik,Yuliia Vernik / Language(s): Ukrainian Issue: 4/2022

The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the possibilities of using the electronic "Ukrainian National Biographical Archive" (UNBA) in the field of humanitarian knowledge based on a specific applied historical and psychological study. The research methodology is a combination of general scientific methods of analysis of theoretical material and statistical and comparative methods of analysis of specific empirical data, their systematisation and generalisation. The scientific novelty of the research is characterised by the use of information technologies, large volumes of data, and methods of statistical processing in the traditionally humanitarian field of research, which is characterised by a predominantly descriptive approach. Conclusions. On the example of the proposed study, an approach is presented that will allow to significantly expand the possibilities of both specific biographical investigations and studies of socio-historical, ethnological, and historical-psychological directions. Large-scale volumes and detailed structuring of the biographical archive (UNBA) according to its thematic, chronological, and gender distribution allows presenting the system itself as the core of the scientific activity of the virtual historical and biographical laboratory. Analogues of this approach do not exist in Ukraine today due to the uniqueness of the biographical archive (UNBA) itself, which combines the widest possible coverage of national biographical material with its detailed structuring. As a perspective of further research in the presented direction, we see the study of the dynamics of changing the archetypal features of the generalised image of Ukrainians in the temporal perspective. This includes answers to the question: how were the spheres of social activity of men and women correlated in different periods, the scaling of which is possible from centuries to one generation, i.e. 20-30 years? How statistically significant are these changes? We consider another interesting direction to be the identification of archetypal characteristics of Ukrainians depending on the places of social activity, birth, etc. – the so-called geographical rubrics.

Шестнадесети Цар-Шишманови дни

Author(s): Rossen Malchev,Konstantin Rangochev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 45/2022

Book Review

Author(s): Tianli Zhou / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2023