Traditions,customs in Prilep

1. SOU „Orde Chopela“ – Prilep, Macedonia
Mentor: Mirjana Stojceska Gorgioska
Preparad: Milena Nikoloska
Sara Kostoska
Viktor Aceski

2. EVENTS
•Christian’s holiday Prochka
• Spasovden
•Bear Fest
•11th Of October
•St.Nicholas

3. Christian’s holiday Prochka
In Prilep , for the christian’s holiday
Prochka traditional takes place the mask
carnevail . Prochka is very old tradition
to relase from bad spirits , and to pull
down the masks that we wear everyday.
Like every year , Prochka is interesting
mix of pagan masks and music , pipes and
drums and very creative individual masks.
Prochka is the last day of grate easter’s
post . To people this kind of word is use
for the day that we are forgive from our
closest . Crhristian’s skarma of those
traditions is result od church practice
from the time of establishing the
crhristianity .

4. The tradinional prilep’s mask Mechkari or the bear old 300
years ago will be safe like spiritual heritage. There is a belief
that forgiveness is Reservoir holiday. Traditional mask
trademark Prilep is mechkarskata. Mechkarite are demons of
ancestors and are considered to be responsible for fertility
and the living and the dead. MECHKARSKI masks are made od
fresh skins which are tying in earlier morning in cold areas.
Then we sing and fine drink to bring st ritual trance. Faces of
black broadcloth, vimpire teeth, and used stuffed animals. All
carry sticks, and bells. With drums and Prilep's pipes and the
bear Sunday visit all families Reservoir. This day does not have
good character. Lose social functions. Prilep paying
'mechkarite' just to buy their own lives. Butchers again the
next day to gather Reservoir Lenten beans for you to
wash,sins that made the forgiveness. Masks who can be seen,
can be zoomorphic, anthropomorphic and combine. Individual of
group, Traditioanl or new, , scary, comical or funny. Clothing
must be in connection with the mask and used skins, various
furs, straw, old rags, belts.

6. Spasovden
Spasovden is celebrated 40 days
after Easter and always on
Thursday. Forty days after the
resurrection of Jesus Christ
appeared to his disciples and
preparing them for their future
activity. During this period, people
are still welcome to 'Christ is Risen'
and greet you with 'Truly He is
Risen '. Spasovden will be recognized
after the traditional festival
costumes and instruments. The
festival is dedicated to the folk
artist, piper Pece Atanasovski.

7. Bear Fest
Beer Festival is held during the summer in the town of Prilep
municipality organized Prilep.The festival is open type held in the
city center. Like quests take known producers of beer and local
ugostitels.Visiters come from all parts of Macedonia and
neighboring countries.The festival is known for good
entertainment, barbecue and cold beer and of course the massive
visiting. Performers are stars from the region and beyond
boundaries.

8. 11th Of October
Prilep every night across the
traditional feast is held
impromptu attack on the city
as a reminder of the
historical events of the eve
of October 11-1941.
In Prilep there , Memorial Museum
October 11 'which exposed
hundreds of photographs and
important documents from people -
Liberation Orchestra organize
fight.Prilep’s city route from
downtown to the grave of the
undefeated.Where despite moving
orchestra arranged and spectacular
fireworks.

9. St.Nicholas
St. Nicholas is the patron of the city of Prilep. On this occasion
built praklis in the central place in the city in order for it to
come out the biggest holiday of all citizens. The location is not
random, according to legend Marco Cepenkov, in the 15th century
in this place were Anna whose door was made portrait of St.
Nicholas. Because the chapel is built of stone and marble right
there. Preparations for the holiday / glory days before starting
Dec. 19 day of glory , do lean meal (post Christmas), lean rolls .
Prilep locals specialize in small rolls ... lean - doing most of lean
rolls in one day, boiled wheat which has a special flavor in the
days of St. Nicholas. Wheat symbolizes resurrection in
Scripture is speaking, the grain must die to be born again. Bread
and wine symbolizing the body and blood of Christ, and the
candle illuminates the road to God. For each year that
determines host next year organizes preparation of rolls.

11. CUSTOMS-BELIEFS
•Vasilica
• Amkanje

12. Vasilica
Vasilica custom pudding is presented with a coin. According
to the old custom of pie everyone gets a piece, and the one
who gets the coin will have luck and prosperity throughout
the year. It is mostly associated with customs and beliefs
associated with the New Year. First group of children are
around a common fire, and then going from house to house
through the village or town, singing songs appropriate for
receiving gifts. Young crazy fun until the early morning
hours, similar to the night of 31 December, and even the
older it suitable not forgotten ancient customs and rituals.

13. Amkanje
Amkanje is custom which was
held the evening of Pokladi, when
close family gathers at home. The
custom is practiced so unpeeled
boiled egg tied the rope and
thread hanging wand or a rolling
pin. Then, the children sit at the
table or humbleness mortal knees,
and an adult in the rocking egg,
bringing it closer to the mouth of
the child, which was called 'am,
am' and tried mouth to catch the
egg. Finally, all children forgive
each other, then looked for
forgiveness from their parents.

14. CRAFST
In addition to collecting activity Department of Ethnology and
perform research. The last ten years more attention has been paid
to the study of material culture, with an emphasis on craftsmanship
and the environment in Prilep. In XIX century craftsmanship Prilep
becomes important trade center in the region. Prilep fair that they
are selling handicraft products made from Prilep masters, was widely
known. Craftsmen had their own workshops - its core businesses in
the Old Town and were organized into guilds. Unfortunately,
primarily because of rapid industrial development, the craft is dying.
As an example, Kazandzhiski craft which in the past counted to 38
stores with about 360 employees, today has been reduced to only one
store. Details were searched in : Gaјdaџiskiot, Bochvarskiot,
Samarџiskiot, Kazanџiskiot, Kantarџiskiot, Sekirџiskiot, Kovachkiot,
Ortomџiskiot, Nozharskiot, Nalanџiskiot and a part of Grncharskiot
craft . For all of them was made the necessary audio, photo and
descriptive documentation. Some of these trades survey is done at
the last minute, because in the meantime disappeared from Prilep
Bazaarwhile the others are represented by one or two active
craftsmen.

16. HANDICRAFST
From collecting - from all collectors of Macedonian folklore, Marko
Cepenkov has the longest Allowing practice - more than 40 years
gathering folklore. Moreover, unlike other most prominent collectors
of Macedonian folklore - Miladinov brothers, Cosmas Shapkarev
Stefan Verkovikj, who fund their folklore materials collected are
those that received by other writers, Marko Cepenkov himself
personally wrote their folklore and ethnology materials. And by the
total number of collected folklore, as well as a variety of genre
folklore materials collected, Marko Cepenkov is the most important
collector of Macedonian folklore. Total number of published and
unpublished works of his may be listed more than 5500 proverbs and
sayings, , 800 stories, 150 poems, riddles 100, 400 beliefs and curses,
blessings 300, 350 incantations, 2900 Dreams and Interpretations, 70
kids games, linguistic and ethnological material (vocabulary, secret
languages, descriptions of crafts, customs, rituals, paraphernalia of
domestic material life and folk agronomy. Author of the dramatic
work 'Crne Vojvoda' and his autobiography is a rich source for the
study of the entire life in Prilep.

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