Original scientific paper

On some čakavian Marian holiday names

Sanja Vulić ; Zagreb

Abstract

The article considers a variety of names of 13 holidays devoted to Mary (Immaculate Conception, Candlemas, Annunciation or Lady Day, Our Lady of Carmel, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Holiday of Rosary, Our Lady of Lourdes, the Visitation of Our Lady, Our Lady of Angels, Our Lady of Snow, Our Lady of Sorrow, Our Lady of Health) in about 15 different čakavian local dialects. An emphasis is put on the explanation of the creation of the names, and some specific dialectal characteristics mirrored in them are pointed out. The names are usually motivated by: a) the essence mystery of the holiday b) the rituals related to the holiday c) the toponym to which the holiday is related, be it the toponym connected with the Lady apparition, or the place at which the holiday is exceptionally solemnly celebrated.

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Hrčak ID:

165410

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/165410

Publication date:

18.6.1990.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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