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Mara Pruša plakala kanelu: About the First May jokes in Vela Luka
Tonko Barčot
; Arhivski sabirni centar Korčula-Lastovo
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Jokes (jests) were a well-known custom among the First May festivities in Vela Luka all the time until the end of the 20th century. They were performed by the groups of young men in the night hours on the eve of the ''First May''. They would take away from courtyards the flower pots to the centre of the town. They tried to avoid any damage and to keep the secrecy of the action. The owners of the pots had to look for them in the morning of the First May and returned them to their courtyards. That moment was important for all the community because the gathered multitude tried to denote symbolical non-verbal messages. The courtyards were selected according to the fancy of young people for various girls, or after the public announcement of the liaison of the young couple who did not yet appear in front of their parents. The jokes were also performed with draught animals, vessels and other available items. Friends and older people were also the object of jests. Young people ridiculed the anomalies in the interpersonal relations, singled out those who did not speak among themselves, did not accept the love choices of their children, or they mocked those who reacted too nervously or who were immoral. Young people used to perform sometimes a more complex exploit, applied a great strength and invention, so that some of the jokes became legendary. The First May jokes are known all over the world but they have not been described in some detail in literature. It seems that their basis is a serious love story and the presentation of flowers.
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11.12.2016.
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