The motif of the illegitimate mother who murders or casts out her child and is punished for it is known in folk song tradition almost throughout Europe, including Slovenia. In Slovenian folk tradition, the motif is used in four ballad form. In the first, an illegitimate mother deliberately commits a crime so that she can get married as a virgin bride. When her cast-out babe turns up on her wedding…
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Reflection of the Aristocratic World in the Gottscheer Folk Song Tradition
Gottscheer couple (Balthasar Hacquet 1778)…
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How Did Micika v püngradi come to the Kočevska Region? – Folk Songs of the Prekmurje Region in Kočevska Region
How Did Micika v püngradi come to the Kočevska Region? – Folk Songs of the Prekmurje Region in Kočevska Region
The multicultural character of the wider Kočevska area could be thought of as a single intertwined “culture” or community. It is home to people who have migrated from all over and the integral cultural diversity imbues its everyday life. Comings and goings have been part of this space for centuries. They are, of course, part of every place, but this is particularly pronounced in the Kočevska region. And that is…
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