ЗАЩО КАРАШОВЕНИТЕ НЕ СА БЪЛГАРИ?
WHY THE KARASHOVANS ARE NOT BULGARIANS?

Summary/Abstract: For more than two centuries, the specialists offer different hypotheses about the origin of the Karashovans, many of whom think that they are of Bulgarian origin, mainly because they are Catholics and belong to the branch of the southern Slavs. In our paper, we present a brief analysis from the point of view of anthroponymy and folklore, that can prove that they are not the same "nation" as the Banat Bulgarians. As a first argument, from an anthroponymic point of view, we notice the lack, in Banat Bulgarians, of some of the most used Karashovan personal and family names. As a second argument, from a folklore point of view, we notice the lack of the custom of "House Feast", one of the most important traditions for Karashovans, and on the other hand, we notice the lack of Karashov's pre-Christian custom "Martenitsa", which is also present in Banat Bulgarians as well as at the Bulgarians in Bulgaria, and the Christian custom "Lazarovden", which is present at Banat Bulgarians but absent in Bulgaria. As a third argument, also from the point of view of folklore, we notice the presence of the lullabies at the the Karashovans, but are absent at the Banat Bulgarians.

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