ЕТНО-ДЕМОГРАФСКЕ КАРАКТЕРИСТИКЕ НАСЕЉА ТЕМСКА
ETNO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMSKA VILLAGE

Summary/Abstract: In this paper there are given basic etnographic and demographic characteristics of Temska village inhabitants. This region was situated between serbian and bulgarian cultural etno-elements for many centuries. For that reason, many habits and etnonames are mixed and there are very different then classic serbian and bulgarian habits. Inhabitants of Temska say that on every celebration, especially on the biggest ones, they played dance „oro“ and that songs were heard to the higgest peaks of Stara planina mountatin. Today, those habits are rear. Young population are migrating to towns, songs were silenced until older inhabitants are looking forward for curious passers-by to speak with them a few words. In this paper was described interesting ways how local inhabitants engage in agriculture, folk architecture as well as folk costumes which is very specific. Every day and celebration habits are very different between this region and surrounding ones, although there are big difference between villages in the same region. In this paper, the most characteristic culinary specialties were mentioned. However, it is important to mention basic demographic characteristics of this region, because from national, religious, educational and age structure, economic activity and migrations, we can try to estabilish a base for certain cultural elements of etnos who live here.

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