Lazarica in Sirinićka župa: Real and Action Component of the Ritual Cover Image

Лазарица у Сиринићкој жупи (реална и акциона компонента обреда)
Lazarica in Sirinićka župa: Real and Action Component of the Ritual

Author(s): Emilija Redžić
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Приштини
Keywords: ethno-linguistics; Sirinićka župa; Lazarus Saturday; Lazarica; custom; past; present.

Summary/Abstract: This paper is the result of the field research in the area of Sirinićka župa, at the foot of Šara Mountain. The subject of the research is the description of the ritual called Lazarica, which is related to Lazarus Saturday. From the ethnolinguistic aspect, the real and action components of the ritual are analyzed, which provides insight into the ritual procedures and objects. Rituals are presented in the past and present, with all variants of the Lazarica ritual recorded in the field, in order to determine the differences caused by time, as well as folk beliefs and attitudes regarding different segments of the customary-ritual practice, in order to gain a more complete picture of cultural consciousness of the people in this area.

  • Issue Year: 51/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 137-156
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian