REPRIMINDING THE MOTHER-IN-LAW AND FATHER-IN-LAW AT TOPOLA VILLAGE LJUBESELO

Abstract

Repriminding (disgusing, masking, making ugly) of Mather and Father in law upon wedding celebration in Topola village Ljubeselo, is specially cherished as ritual in the family Pavlićevič. Analysing this ritual, Author recognizes traces and preservation of mythical mind (magical function) and very significant present of theatrical performance and current satire (recreative function), which is more and expressed in the last half of this century.