Original scientific paper
NAMES OF HOLIDAYS DEVOTED TO VIRGIN MARY IN THE AREA OF DUBROVNIK
Sanja Vulić
; Hrvatski studiji Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
The paper considers a variety of names of different holidays devoted to Virgin Mary: Our Lady of Carmel, Our Lady of Angels, the Visitation of Our Lady, Holiday of Rosary, Our Lady of Snow, Our Lady of Health, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Fatima, the Name of Our Lady, Our Lady of Sorrow, Immaculate Conception, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, as well as some local holiday names. The author gathered these holiday names during her fieldresearch in the town of Dubrovnik, in the village of Postranje in Župa Dubrovačka, in Trpanj and in Orebić on Pelješac as well as on the island of Lastovo. The source is given for the names taken from other authors. The quantity, variety and intensity of the usage of these names, which are deeply rooted in the population, undoubtedly indicate their great devotion to Virgin Mary.
Keywords
folk holiday names; holidays devoted to Virgin Mary; Dubrovnik
Hrčak ID:
32641
URI
Publication date:
9.2.2009.
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