За обредните хлябове във Великотърновско
Ritual Loaves in Veliko Turnovo district

Summary/Abstract: This communication deals with the loaves of bread connected with family customs and rituals. The author consecutively examines the meaning, type and relief of the ritual loaves connected with traditional customs and rituals concerning the birth and rearing of a child, weddings and burials. At the end the present-day state of the tradition is depicted in general lines, and the author stresses that the aesthetic function of the ritual loaves has been intensified at the expense of the magical function which is almost forgotten.

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