slaughtering lambs

Bosnek 1

109 (a) ama zakòl’ame jagnèto i jadèxme i bèa dovòlni do skòro ìmaše

And we slaughtered a lamb and ate it, and they were content. Recently

Dolno Draglište 2

10 (b) kòj si nèštu zəkòle òdejme po.gòste

Somebody slaughters an animal, and everybody goes visiting.

11 (b) u kùmuvètu č' ìiš nə.gòste č' ìda: kumìcətə u kùmuvètu

You go visit your godparents, [people] go to the godmother, the godparents

12 (b) tàm vèče se jàgne zəkòl'e jadè se pìe se

[where] they’re already slaughtering a lamb. You eat, you drink,

Iskrica 3

41 (c) kòledə nə gerg’òvden tr’àvə də zəkòlim àgənce tuvà bèše zəkòn tugàvə

On Christmas and St. George’s Day we slaughter lambs, that was the rule then

42 (c) zə sèl’ənite dè nàj xùbəvutu àgne səs nə gerg’òvden že dòət

for villagers. The best lamb would be for St. George’s day. They’d come up:

43 (c) še gu z’èmət tàm bràtt’ə mi pò gul’àmiti i kàrət

my older brothers would get [the lamb]. They then take it [down],

44 (c) zəkòl’əd gu pràəd gu c’àlu gu pečàə vəf fùrni

they slaughter it and prepare it. People roasted lambs whole in the outdoor oven –

Kolju Marinovo 5

2 (a) zemim tə si zəkòlim jègne li žə i əkòt sme si zəklàli

we take and slaughter a lamb or whatever we’ve slaughtered,

Leštak 1

83 (a) tùri sə nə ədìn prɤ̀t i sə vərtì

And then you put it on a stick and it revolves

84 (VZh) sàmo àgne ìli təkòva

Only lambs? Or these –

85 (a) stàvə i t’èle i òfcə i kòzə sìčku stàvə

[It also] works [with] a calf, or a sheep, or a goat. It’ll work [with] everything.

Oborište 1

139 (a) mi kupùvaxmè pa n’àkoga i pràvea ut ə ègnetḁtḁ

Well, we used to buy it. At one point they would make it from lambs –

Petrov Dol 2

43 (e) a àgneto kato go zakòl’at

But [how about] when they slaughter the lamb?

44 (a) za àgn’itu i kòl’əvmi vɤfkɤ̀šti n’è e tɤ̀j sə vìkəli

We would slaughter the lamb at home. Not like [those] who call [someone else to do it].

45 (a) vɤfkɤ̀šti nə inò kur’ìtu slàgəvmi kòl’im àgn’itu i na samàta krɤ̀f

[We do it] at home. We’d put the lamb in a trough and slaughter it, and from the blood –

74 (b) u.kɤ̀šti

Into the house.

75 (a) i ut krɤftà u.kɯ̀šti

And [some] of the blood into the house –

76 (b) u.kɤ̀šti duòdəə

They came into the house

77 (a) i na samàta st’enà pràimi è tɤ̀j krɤ̀s

and we make a cross right on the wall, right here.

79 (a) krɤ̀s i màlki d’ecà kət ìmət z’èmət ut krɤftà

A cross. And if people have small children, they take some of the blood

80 (a) slàgət nə č’èlutu im də stàvəli č’erv’èni

and put it on their foreheads, so they’ll be red.

83 (a) dà kət nə krɤ̀w i č’erv’èni d’ecàta napɤ̀streni

Yes. The children are decorated in red, from the blood.

110 (b) nè pr’edvərìtelnu gu nòsim predvərìtelnu pr’ed’ì

No. We take it earlier on. Earlier on, before –

114 (a) kəd gu zəkòlim əmə s’igà gu kòl’im òšt’e sɤ̀buta àgn’itu pɤk

When we slaughter it. But now we slaughter it already on Saturday –

118 (a) inò vr’ɛ̀mi nòs’im gu nə cɤ̀rkvəta

Back then we carried it to the church

122 (a) də mu č’i̥tè tàm pòpɤ dɤ gu up’ɛ̀j

for the priest to read over it, to sing a blessing over it.

124 (a) s’àkuj kɤt i slòži è tùkə inà čèr ə pr’estìlka kət slòži

Each one – when they put it here, when [the butcher] puts an apron

125 (a) nə vrɤtɤ̀ si dɤ slòži tò àgn’i dɤ m’ètn’i è tɤ̀j

onto his neck, [ready] to put the lamb there [for the slaughter], then

126 (a) nə gɤrbɤ̀ si nɤ cɤ̀rkvəta gi nòsewmi tugàva kət sə vɤ̀rn’i

[he hoists it] onto his back and we’d take them to church. And then when it comes back,

127 (a) də gu č’i̥t’è pòpɤ tàm kət sə vɤ̀rn’im zəkàl’ɤmi i

[he took it] for the priest to read the blessing – then when we get back we slaughter it

128 (a) či tugàskə pič’èm ə n’àməmi zòr də bɤ̀rzəmi də i

and then roast it. There’s no need to hurry to –

143 (a) nə rogàta ɤ pàl’ət sv’išt’ìčki i tugàskə gu kòl’u

On the horns, they light little candles. And then they slaughter it

144 (a) ukɤ̀št’i gu vrɤ̀štɤt pàk ut cɤ̀rkvəta i gu kòl’im tugàskə pičèmi

at home. They bring it back from the church and we slaughter it, and then roast it.

Repljana 2

6 (a) i si kòl'amo jàgɤnci i nòsimo u cṛ̀kvu jàgn'e

And we slaughter lambs, [but first] we take a lamb to the church,

12 (a) əxə gorì i tekà zanesèmo jàgɤnciti dòm i tegàj zakòl'emo za večertà

Yes, burning. Then we took the lambs home and slaughtered them for the evening.

16 (a) pòsle sɤbòr dòjdu ni drùgi drùgo jàgn'e drùgi kòl'amo jàgɤnci tegàj pòveče

is the celebration. People come over, we slaughter another lamb, lots more lambs.

65 (a) i pòsle si zakòl'amo jàgn'e pàk pṛ̀vi màj dòjde àjde

After that we slaughter a lamb, and then May Day comes, OK –

66 (a) pà si zakòl'emo òvce si ìmašemo mlògo jàgɤnci

again we'll slaughter. We used to keep sheep [so we had] lots of lambs.

94 (a) na šèsti se stègamo ta si večertù kòl'emo

On the sixth in the evening, we get ready, we slaughter [the animals].

Trjavna

178 (a) idnò vr’ème səs sìrišti kəd zəkòl’ət ufcɤ̀tə ə tùj jèrenci

In the old days with rennet. When you slaughter a sheep, that is a little kid –

180 (a) àgənci tò òšti kətu e sukàlči ìmə məjɤ̀ vɤ̀tri vəf n’ègu si̥

a lamb that is still suckling, then there’s starter inside it

181 (a) vəf səmòtu təkòvə

inside the actual whatever (= stomach).

Vasiljovo 1

86 (a) še zakòlim àgne še dòde pòpa še svetì vòda za

We’ll slaughter a lamb. The priest will come and consecrate the water for –

Vladimirovo 1

12 (a) ə zakòl’ame si ako ìmame nèšto pò golèmo alì àgɤnce

and slaughter – if we have something larger, either a lamb –

Vŭrbina 4

87 (d) predì də pòčneš kɤ̀štə də grədìš še pràiš ubičèj

Before you start to build a house, you’ll perform [this] custom:

88 (d) še zəkòl’iš’ ednò š’ìle nə ednɤ̀tə kèš’e i tvà e stàr ubičèj

you’ll slaughter a yearling lamb on a corner. That’s the old custom.

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