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Gorani Muslims celebrate Orthodox St George’s Day | Kosovo

 

The south of Kosovo is the home to the ethnic Gorani. Gathering of several thousand Gorani near Vranishta village, Dragash celebrate the orthodox holiday of St George’s is an unusual event. Gorani are Muslim by religion, but this holiday has been celebrated since pagan times.

  

 

St George’s Day is marked by three days in Gorani villages with different customs and folklore festivals which celebrate the end of winter and beginning of spring.

The Gorani live in the northern slopes of Sar Mountain and the intersection of Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia.

The Gorani people are Muslims by faith , but their traditions and customs are full of pagan elements. During wedding festivities the bride is carried on a white horse covered with a scarf and an umbrella that is decorated for the occasion. The bride accompanies her family to the neighbor's house of the future husband.

There is a legend of Gora, which was created at a time when very few were literate: "When God created the world, Gora was placed in the worst place - among the hills and mountains, where winter lasts six months. That is why Gora was sad and dejected. God said to her:

- What is the matter? Why are you cheerless?
Gora, in tears, replied:
- How can I be happy when I am alone at the end of the world and as such no one will be with me.
God felt sorry for her and promised:
- Do not be sad, I will send you people. It will be sad and happy for you.

The question of origin of the Gora population has been a puzzling question for decades attracting authors from the Balkans and beyond. Special interest intensified during the breakup of Yugoslavia, in fact, over the past twenty years. Many writers have written about the Gora region in their historic and political or anthropo-geographical research. Very often their positions were mainly one-sided and contentious by conclusion.

Photo documentary by Admir Idrizi

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Ženska goranska nošnja

Zasigurno jedna od najljepših tradicionalnih nošnji na Balkanu.Kroz vekove se i sama menjala,da bi najradikalnije promene doživela poslednjih trideset godina, pre svega u smislu materijala i dekoracije,a uz očuvanje samih suštinskih oblika. Odlike narodne nošnje su u istoriji bile vezane pre svega za podneblje na kome se živelo-planine, i vrstom delatnosti kojom se bavilo pre svega stočarstvo.Stočarstvo je omogućavalo da se dobiju repromaterijali pre svega vuna koja je korišćena za klašnje,čoa-platno od koga su se izrađivali odevni predmeti. Kroz vekove dva detalja su ostala simbol muške nošnje: benevrek i đamadan. Izrađeni od jakog i debelog materijala u beloj ili crnoj boji omogućuvali su da se izdrže jake zime na prevojima Šare. Muška nošnja je doživela mnogo manje promene do dana danačnjeg od ženske. Obavezni detalj bila je i kapa koja je za razliku od arnautskog življa bila cilindrična a ne u obliku kupole. Vrlo cesto je ovakva kapa bila i oblika fesa kao  i kod Bošnjaka.
Vidi:  Stara muška goranska nošnja

Ženska nošnja je pretrpela najveće promene pošto je dostupnost materijala do pre tridesetak godina bila jako skromna,tako da je nošnja bila uglavnom od pamuka i čoje, sa dosta veza.
Vidi: Stara ženska goranska nošnja
Danas su to materijali od svile. Ženska nošnja je je karakterisana statusom žene u smislu udata - neudata.
Pogledajte neke fotografije narodne nošnje Gore.

Ženska goranska nošnja 

 (udate žene)

Žene imaju posebne crne mantile - terljig koji označava da je žena udata. Neke odevne predmete nose samo skoro udate žene - maneste kao što su anterija i `rka.

Značajno mesto u detalju nošnje ima takozvana kapa, koja je sačinjena od dukata. Ranije su ti dukati bili kovanice osmanskog carstva, ali kako se Gora selila u Tursku u prvoj polovini 20. veka, tako je i to zlato polako odumiralo u Gori da bi danas najatraktivniji dukat bio Austrougarski dukat.

  

Ženska goranska nošnja 

(devojke)

Devojke sa druge strane imaju sve ostale odevne predmete osim napred nabrojanih.