Third village in a day! Branitsa. If Hliabovo was among the most 20th century in feel, then Branitsa was the most timeless.
First we drove out to a spot near the top of a hill. On that hill is a large special rock. In this place the girls used to come do their initiation rituals and the period of practicing for them (every sunday and feast day through Lent to Easter) on and around this rock. They said they did these rituals 'Na' stone, which can mean 'to' and/or 'on'.
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More of reactions - in another post, just for the moment say that pretty much everyone but me considered this place the highlight or pinnacle. I can see why, but my reaction is much more complicated and mixed than that.
First we drove out to a spot near the top of a hill. On that hill is a large special rock. In this place the girls used to come do their initiation rituals and the period of practicing for them (every sunday and feast day through Lent to Easter) on and around this rock. They said they did these rituals 'Na' stone, which can mean 'to' and/or 'on'.
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More of reactions - in another post, just for the moment say that pretty much everyone but me considered this place the highlight or pinnacle. I can see why, but my reaction is much more complicated and mixed than that.