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Christmas traditions in Zadar. (Arbanasi and Puntamika)

Vanda Babić orcid.org/0000-0002-7191-2133 ; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zadar

Abstract

This paper is about Christmas Traditions celebrated in the
city of Zadar in the area of Arbanasi and Puntamika. The work
was created through the witness of some elderly Arbanasi and
Puntamika informants who talked about their way of family pre-
Christmas preparations, as well as about the way of celebrating the
pre-Christmas holiday season, and Christmas itself. Describing the
traditional customs practices, here the author gives an overview of
the traditional heritage of Arbanasi and Puntamika, which is later
set in contrastive and comparative relationship on the basis of
which one can learn about the essential differences of Christmas
Holidays, not only of Zadar area, but also within the family in
the same area. From the study of traditional Christmas customs
of Arbanasi and Puntamika some differences that are mostly of
sociological nature can be noticed. The similarities in traditional
customs of these two parts of the city of Zadar are conditioned by
the common cultural and Christian heritage of Dalmatia, as well
as of the inhabitants of these two urban areas.

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas Eve; custom; Arbanasi; Puntamika; tradition

Hrčak ID:

109385

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/109385

Publication date:

16.10.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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