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29: 73:, ber) is tied in pea or straw ropes braided into plaits, on its head it has a tall straw hat with a bell. Another variation of the outfit was a set consisting of a sheepskin coat turned with the hair on top and a fur hat on the head. The typical composition of the retinue is: a young couple, a chimney sweep, a doctor, a forester, a devil, a priest, a chemist, a gypsy girl, a camel (camel), a policeman, a butcher, musicians (accordion, drum), 285: 88:
One of the first to mention about leading a bear was Józef Lompa in 1842. He supposes that this custom dates back to the fourteenth or fifteenth century, when in Silesia you could still meet bears, sometimes wreaking havoc in peasant farms. Currently, when the procession is approaching the house, its
101:, during New Year's Eve, processions with a dressed-up bear and a goat pass through the villages. In the old days, there were frequent processions with a live human-led bear as well as the Bear Dance in the group of the so-called 89:
members are trying to buy themselves from misfortunes with money, sweets or alcohol. In the past, they bought eggs, gingerbread or flour. The leading of the bear takes place most often on the penultimate Saturday of the carnival.
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A colorful procession of disguised people goes from house to house through the village, leading on a bear's rope. The bear (
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tradition. It enjoyed brief popularity in the entire Slavic region, the practice still takes place in the areas of
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Bear-leader

Podmokle Wielkie
Silesian
Slavic
carnival
Upper Silesia
Opole Voivodeship
Teddy bear
bridesmaids
groomsmen
thief
Ukraine
skoromokhov
Maslenitsa
Saint Sebastian
Serbia
Bulgaria
mamaliga




Mitologia Słowian
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10.31338/uw.9788323525486
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9788323525486
"Średniowieczne wierzenia – nieczysta siła w kulturze Słowian"
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