recently fell into my hands a very interesting book by Momo Kapor , "Locking of Belgrade."
novel writer who was born in Sarajevo takes the form of avant-garde journal, which aims to give readers the mentality of the society of Serbia, his resourcefulness, the cult of tradition.
Despite the potential limitations of space-through given a song title, Momo Kapor disclose to readers of this social phenomenon spread to the whole country.
It turns out that the Serbian culture derives its models from the east of the Christian religion, which is Orthodox. It is a religion which imposes a kind lifestyle. Serbs consider many of the saints and venerate their memory in strictly designated days (preferring not to remember those days with weekdays at Christmas, which often takes place in a Catholic church, for example, a Polish woman).
In the capital, Belgrade most solemnly commemorate St. Sawa , whose great significance attaches to the assumption by him in 1219 years Serbian Orthodox Autocephalous . Somewhat ironically
, sometimes with good humor, presented by Momo Kapor Serbian reality gives the reader much food for thought. Reading the newspaper more than once wondered what action made by the Poles, if they met a similar situation.
image of Belgrade as a city, which in the opinion of "blocking" is a poor city -wreck of a national culture, by telling the story is considered a stronghold of a stable tradition.
Serbs are a nation that "stubbornly standing by his" . Despite the possibility of escape from tradition, though these recipes because of the opening by foreign restaurants "exotic" kitchen, people prefer to eat beans, pancakes and other well known from their everyday meals.
Even in poverty, which dominates Belgrade and the rest of the country-a cunning, resourceful and hardworking Serbs fail to satisfy their hunger, because they are not afraid any type of work, even this very hard, with gardens or animals.
culture requires the Serbs to show great respect for older people, tell them "Good evening, Uncle / Aunt ' passing them on the street (even strangers), and be obedient to their parents and grandparents.
patterns of behavior of American youth during adolescence, their frequent quarrels, rebellion against parents by their Belgrade colleagues treated as a "lick" in bad taste, tact, a huge disgrace and shame.
unusual tradition in Serbia, which may be negatively perceived by the mentality of other nations is kissing the cheeks of two men (colleagues, cousins, etc.) at the meeting. In the western part of Europe may be considered inappropriate, treated shamefully, or even associated with homosexuality, and by the Serbs is considered to be fraternal, warm welcome.
Momo Kapor wants to remind people that the deeply rooted traditions is hard to escape. He says that those who traveled abroad in search of better living conditions if it's due to the economic sphere, or a sense of security and convenience, they come back sooner or later "the old ruins." Apparently spiritual dilemma these people is so great that they can not live away from their home neighborhoods, places, language, traditions, or simply to "feeling a real Serb."
I think that the culture of the small states and their rights can not be fully understood by the person "foreign" . kind of "cocoon" which created by typing in Serbia a map of the world is not penetrated. Despite the friendliness
Serbs to people of other nationalities, brotherly treatment, common-folk sitting person of foreign origin will never grow to the level of "his" because "only Serbian heart beats to the rhythm of God's Pravda * even when it dies ... "
* God Pravda serbian anthem
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