On the issue of the preservation of traditions in a multi-ethnic society (fieldwork data related to birth and burial rituals of the Bulgarians in South Bessarabia) Cover Image

К вопросу о консервации традиции в полиэтнической среде (на материалах родильной и похоронной обрядовой практики болгар Южной Бессарабии)
On the issue of the preservation of traditions in a multi-ethnic society (fieldwork data related to birth and burial rituals of the Bulgarians in South Bessarabia)

Author(s): Galina Stoyanova
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: traditions; childbirth; funerals; identity; multiethnic.

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the dynamics of family-oriented rituals still preserved or memorized in the Bulgarian diaspora in South Bessarabia. The author argues that the multi-ethnic society helps preserve segments of traditional culture related to childbirth and funerals as part of the national identity.

  • Issue Year: XX/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-44
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian