preparation of space for wedding feats

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43 (a) kətu utìdi də sə venčàvə òšte ut sutrinɤ̀tə rànu

When it's time to have the church ceremony, already early in the morning

44 (a) tɤ̀rs'ət sə nər'àzəni dɤ̀ski dɤ̀ski pək stulòvi

they’re looking for cut boards, boards ( = to be table tops), and chairs,

46 (a) i sə rəspolàgət xùbəv dèn kəto i nə xərmàna

and if it's a nice day they make up the tables [out] on the threshing floor.

48 (a) i s obrəzùvə trəp'èzə às ni znàjə

and a festive table is created. I don’t know

56 (a) uttàm ìmə idìn xùbəf ut tùrsku ròpstvu xərmàn

there’s a beautiful threshing floor [dating] from the Turkish occupation,

58 (a) ftòrijə xərmàn ut des'àtəkə ot ot tùrcite d'ètu e tvà

the second threshing floor from the Turkish tithing period.

59 (a) tòj bèši nàj putxud'àš dàže n'àkuj gu zeə z'èməd gu

It was the most appropriate [spot], and some even rent it

60 (a) pri svàdba ne mògət də sə rəspulòžət

for a wedding, and [even then] they can’t fill the whole area.

Garvan 1

105 (a) ini inò wr'èmi tò sigà ìmə màsi nə unùj

In the old days – now there are tables for this –

106 (a) pək inò wr'èmi dàmištə hl'àf gu kàzvəmi nìj

but in the old days [it was in] the ground-flour stable – the barn, we called it.

107 (a) ud dàmištə tàm

[We all gathered] in the stable there.

108 (GK) l'af

The barn.

109 (a) l'àf u hl'àvu u dàmu tàm idìn gul'àm dàm ìməši

The barn. In the barn, in the stable. There was a big stable there,

110 (a) nìj ìməxmi gul'àmə kɤ̀štə kəd'è j t'à bèše gul'àmə

We had a big house, so it (the stable area) was big too.

111 (a) i dàmu èj tùkətɤ̀j ìmə də səbirèš' i vɤ̀tr'e

This much space to gather [people]! And inside,

112 (a) u jèslite nər'èt màsi màsi

tables all lined up [sitting] on the mangers.

113 (GK) u jèslite li slàgət màsite

In the mangers? You put tables [in the mangers]?

114 (a) ni jè jèdentȕ tàm nər'ed'ènu kòjtu i təkòzvə

No, not [there]. The food was laid out there, whoever did [whatever].

116 (a) ə pək mɑ̀s:t'ȅ tò nəpràenu màsi əmə

And the tables. They were made up [as] tables, but

117 (a) kəkvì màsi səs məgàr:ta i i təkòs ə

the kind of tables using sawhorses and, and these –

118 (GK) səs lèsi

Table tops.

121 (a) ut dərwò nəpràenu i ut ə kurì tɤ̀j upl'èt'eni

So they’re made of wood, and of woven bark woven together [wattle-like].

123 (a) upl'èt'eni i dɤ̀ski n'àkəde kədèt ni stìgə tò mnògu nəròt

woven. And boards in places if it’s not enough, if there’s a lot of people.

Gorna Krušica 1

4 (a) svàdbite stanùvaxa togàva jà takà sme slagàli jà po zemjàta

They did weddings – back then we spread out on the ground,

5 (a) po ùlicìte takòva sme slagàli pešk’ìrčeta tkàeme ednò vrème

we spread out cloths along the streets, [cloths] that we wove in the old days

6 (a) ot stòkata takà ot ə vɤ̀lnička i si napràime a tòlkafki peškìrčeta

from the wool from our animals. So we made cloths of this size,

7 (a) i sobèremè si ot komšìite peškìrje sɤ̀štite òti ne mòžem

And we gather up the same kinds of cloths from the neighbors, since we wouldn’t

8 (a) da smògnem od nàšte peškìrje i si slàgame po ùlicìte trapèzite

be able to manage from our own cloths. So we laid out “tables” along the streets.

9 (a) povìkamè si xòrata t ko tàm koì vìkame za svàdbata

and invited people that we were asking to the wedding,

10 (a) i sle sèdneme i si slàgame a takòva si pràime màndži

and we sit down and lay [the “table”]. We make food there

Skrŭt 2

48 (b) f pètoko vìki pràat tokòvo zbìrat ə mèso kol’àt

On Friday, they’re already – whatever. They gather [things], slaughter [animals] for meat,

49 (b) stègat se tavà onovà takvìa rabòti f pètoko f sàbota vike

prepare this and that – such things on Friday. On Saturday already,

52 (b) sabàle pòčvat kazàn’eto mìjat

In the morning they begin by washing out the cauldrons.

54 (b) kazàn’e mìjat lažìci zbìrat po selòto

They wash the cauldrons, they gather spoons [from] around the village,

55 (b) sòfrite zbìrat trəpèzata uf sàbota

they gather up low tables [to make] a large common table. On Saturday,

56 (b) tovà se rabòti da e gotòvo za ùtre

that’s what you do, so that it’s ready for tomorrow.

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