Veliki petak u Vrbniku na Krku - prilog poznavanju riječi oplača
Good Friday in Vrbnik on the Island of Krk: Some New Facts About the Word Oplača

Summary/Abstract: On the island of Krk, a treasury of glagolitic inheritance, there is a small town Vrbnik well known for its religious and cultural past Kapari, a fraternity that has survived from the Middlem Ages in Vrbnik, especially contribute to the celebration of Good Friday. In front od the God’s grave they sing two songs full of Old Church Slavonic elements - Bolji plač and Pojubica. A special cake oplača, indirectly connected with Good Friday, is also being discussed. The intention of this article is to show how vulgar etymology came to the explanation of the word oplača / kolač o’plača / as »a cake of mourning« dead Jesus. The author adds some new facts which support Skok’s hypothesis about Romance /Dalmatian/ origin of this word /from latin placenta/.

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