ST. NICHOLAS IN THE FOLKLORE OF THE OLD BELIEVERS IN BULGARIA

• Authors: Uzeneva Elena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is devoted to the study of the traditional culture of the Old Believers residing in Bulgaria in the village Tataritsa (Southern Dobruja). The author analyses peculiarities of the folklore tradition and the Bulgarian influence on it as well as the ceremonial lexis and terminology; archaic features which remain in the ceremonies are also elucidated. Particular attention is paid to the popular cult of St. Nicholas.

Keywords

EN

FOLKLORE; OLD BELIEVERS; RUSSIAN LANGUAGE; ETHNO-LINGUISTICS; ST. NICHOLAS; BULGARIA

• Publisher: Jan Stanislav Slavonic Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Matica Slovenska
• Journal: Slavica Slovaca
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 103 - 109

Contributors

author

Uzeneva Elena

• Institute for Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskij prospect 32a, Moscow, Russia