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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
May 7, 2012
Gorani Muslims celebrate Orthodox St George's Day - Kosovo
06.05.2012.
In the south of Kosovo live Gorani.
Several thousand Gorani near Vranishta village celebrate the orthodox St. George's holiday. Gorani are Muslim by religion, but this holiday is still celebrated as a leftover from pagan times.
In the past, in these days of contracted marriages, which is now less frequent case. 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.
Today the Gorani used for political purposes, and the claim by the Serbs, Bulgarians, Macedonians and others.
In the south of Kosovo live Gorani.
Several thousand Gorani near Vranishta village celebrate the orthodox St. George's holiday. Gorani are Muslim by religion, but this holiday is still celebrated as a leftover from pagan times.
In the past, in these days of contracted marriages, which is now less frequent case. 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.
Today the Gorani used for political purposes, and the claim by the Serbs, Bulgarians, Macedonians and others.
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| Gorani women in traditional costumes |
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