Символика на майчиното мляко и кърменето при българите

Author(s): Irina Aleksandrovna Sedakova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

This ethnolinguistic article focuses on the symbolism and mythological issues of mother’s milk and nursing in Bulgarian traditional childbirth customs and folk medicine. The study is based on lexical, phraseological, folklore and ritual published, archival and author’s field data. Ontological features of milk (liquid, white color, temporality, nutrition qualities) develop symbolism and correlate with other “synonymic” objects (water, bread, onions) and actions (movement, walking). The magic connection made through breastfeeding and milk gets ritual dimension and is regarded as spiritual bias (“milk relationship”) and is depicted in folklore and taken into account by folk law.

Етноложки подходи за идследване на обредния жест

Author(s): Dzheni Madzharov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

This report proposes a new approach in solving some problemes by studying gestures in culture. The principle that each human movement, which is laden with meaning, is a “sign” in semiotic sense of this name I use as basis. This type of movement holds key features that distinguish it from other similar gesture-sign. The establishment of these features and their analysis allows, at any particular use of a gesture, precise to determine its actual role and importance (function and semantics) in the text of the relevant ritual, custom, holiday, culture. These basic characteristics, that are inherent to any ritualized gesture, form the so called by me “system of dimensions of ritual gesture.” The system includes the following five dimensions: physical form of gesture, environment, relationship between addresser and addressee, function and semantics. The paper examines the content and the scope of each of these dimensions. The result of using the method makes it possible to determine the exact purpose and social importance of each researched ritualized action, which involves the studied gesture.

Дейността на Ржевското уездно земство в областта на народното образование

Author(s): Natalia Vladislavovna Novikova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

Article presents educational policies at state and local level during second half of 19th century. It explores development of popular schools, libraries and opened access to books in the villages of Rjev region. Special attention has been paid to development of teachers’ school.

Истории от чаршията

Author(s): Margarita Karamihova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2014

Article presents results of ethnographic study of several Macedonian charshiyas. Those former production and market centers survived until nowadays changing their main economic and communication aspects. The study is concentrated on contemporary messages which are embodied in symbols of the charshiyas’ space as well as the memories of contemporary Macedonians.

Селищното етнокултурно пространство и обредните трапези

Author(s): Georgi Georgiev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2013

The article examines the traditional Bulgarian ritual table which marks the permanent appropriation of the space of a settlement: the foundation of a new settlement, building a new house, the digging of a new well. It also looks at the ritual table in the process of taking vows. These tables are presented as ritual situations, in which food and nourishment play a central role.

К вопросу о консервации традиции в полиэтнической среде (на материалах родильной и похоронной обрядовой практики болгар Южной Бессарабии)

Author(s): Galina Stoyanova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2012

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.

Oбредните песни на таврийските българи: културни традиции в чуждоетнична среда

Author(s): Natalia Krasko / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

The author explores the ritual songs still preserved and valued among the Bulgarian diaspora in Tavria. She focuses on the dynamics of the ritual year and the performance of ritual songs during socialism and in the post-soviet period.

День рождения как ритуальный регулятор возрастного перехода – современные модели и практики празднования

Author(s): Elena Petrova / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/2012

This article gives an idea of possible approaches on dynamics of contemporary celebration of life-circle fests. The author attempts to organize in a system her findings during field work related to new emerging birthday’s parties.

Рецензия: Здравко Здравков. Семейни и родствени структури при циганските групи в България. Университетско издателство „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“, В. Търново, 2013 г.

Author(s): Margarita Karamihova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

Рецензия: Игнат Минков. Етноси и глобализационни общности. ИК „ТИП-ТОП ПРЕС”, София, 2011

Author(s): Zdravko Zdravkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2012

От Ориента до барока: сокаите в Търновско

Author(s): Pavlin Chaushev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2011

The present research report aims at revealing the evolution of one of the most typical Bulgarian head ornaments in the region of Veliko Tarnovo, namely of the so-called “sokai”. This ornament was very popular from the 18th c. to the beginning of the 20th c. Its construction is very complex: it consists of several parts which are linked together with the help of a big kerchief and it has a wooden base (“buka”). Each part has a unique name. The big metal section in the shape of a crown is called “krazhilo”. According to some researchers from the beginning of the 20th c. the “sokai” dated as far back as the mediaeval Bulgarian royal court. In the opinion of this author however they were first produced in the 18thcentury. The decoration is typical of the Orient. Some new elements were added to it in the beginning of the 19th century.

Какво е традицията – културно наследство или научна конструкция ?

Author(s): Petko Hristov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2011

The article considers the question of tradition as a cultural heritage or scientific reconstruction. Asking the question whether our understanding of “tradition” covers the concept of a model of transmission of cultural values, the author assumes that the tradition should be understood as a modern interpretation of our own cultural background!

Теренните етнографски експедиции през 80-те години на ХХ век – последният влак по релсите на традицията

Author(s): Miroslav Toshev,Rumyana Dencheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2011

The article focuses on the importance of ethnographic fieldworks in the construction of young professionals – ethnographers. These are the memories of students, members of the study circle of Ethnography, touching the magic of this science in the 80s of XX century.

За един случай на предаване на лечителски опит на терена

Author(s): Rachko Popov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2011

The article follows the stories of the field’s records relating to the magical cure of various diseases. Central to this is the story of one lady, who is a healer from Staro Stefanovo, Lovech area, and who, in 1987, submitted her experience and wisdom to the author.

Религиозен туризъм или наченки на поклонничество? (Изследване на отделен случай – пътувания до Метеори, Гърция)

Author(s): Margarita Karamihova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2011

This article presents some of the results from a study of tourist tours to Holy Meteora, Northern Greece, one of the most popular destinations for shortterm tourism in contemporary Bulgaria. The aim of this study is to objectively measure, identify, and characterize those tours having (or declaratively designed as having) some characteristics of pilgrimage or religious tourism as a newly emerging phenomenon in post-socialist Bulgaria in a real context, where real choices made by tourists are observed. The main questions to be explored are: if tourism to holy shrines still remains a “pure” tourist trip; if religious tourism to holy places traces its path to turn into a pilgrimage; what the reasons for the observed processes and who the agents to manage this complex process are

Eтнология и граници – транс- гранични дейности и употреба на културното наследство в българо-сръбското пограничие

Author(s): Ivaylo Markov,Desislava Pileva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2011

The research attention in the article particular is directed to review and analysis of the Bulgarian-Serbian border fairs, seen as an element of life in the border area. The aim is to present only one aspect of a larger study of public policy, cross-border activities and use of cultural heritage as a resource for local development in border regions. The study has as its basis the conducted from the authors fieldwork in the village of Strezimirovtsi divided by the border of the Neuilly Treaty of 1919. Lower Strezimirovtsi is administratively part of Trun Municipality, Republic of Bulgaria and Upper Strezimirovtsi belongs to the Surdulica municipality Republic of Serbia.

Формирането на Европейския съюз като глобализациона общност. (Етноложки аспекти)

Author(s): Ignat Minkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2011

The article presents the EU as a new, globalization community, whose specificity and organic system is defined by the characteristics that give her cultures of European nations in the process of their further development. The homogenisation process of the EU reveals optimal opportunities for the Bulgarian national community and its culture – to overcome the depersonalization of them today and its negative processes, for their new revival as an organizer of the Bulgarian society and the equal of other European nations and a builder of prosperous Europe.

Фолклорната гатанка в българската митопоетична картина за свят.

Author(s): Todor Mollov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2013

Материалната култура – клетата Пепеляшка в дома на Етнологията (образователно есе)

Author(s): Margarita Karamihova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022

The article aims to provoke a discussion about studying and teaching tangible cultural heritage in Bulgaria. It compares the curricula in Ethnology at different universities. It is obvious that very little attention is drawn to the tangible cultural heritage. This leads to very poor preparation of students who are about to become teachers or to work in museums. A new trend for change is observed at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. It is taught by the expert in tangible cultural heritage Pavlin Chaushev, PhD. In recent years, the number of lecture courses in which he presents various aspects of material culture from antiquity to the present day has increased. Plamen Sabev, PhD, who is Head of the Laboratory for restoration and conservation at the Regional Museum of History in Veliko Tarnovo, was also involved in teaching ethnologists. His expertise in 3D reconstructions of museum sites is particularly interesting and promising for students. The author points out the positive effect of studying and teaching tangible and intangible cultural heritage at the University on students, and hopes this trend to be shared by other universities.

Рец. на: Мира Маркова. Локални култури и традиции. Културна трансформация на обредни системи през ХХІ век. Университетско издателство „Св. Климент Охридски“, София, 2022, 193 с. ISBN 978-954-07-5518-2, ISBN 978-954-07-5519-9 (PDF)

Author(s): Mariya Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2022