KRK

Stolje}ima su ljudi na ovom otoku `ivjeli na
dragome i prokletom kamenu u okamenjenosti `ivotnih
oblika, ili se iseljavali “trbuhom za kruhom”, ali uvijek
mislima, du{om i srcem u zavi~aju, njeguju}i svoj
identitet, svoju glagoljicu i svoj jezik, svoju meku
~akav{tinu svoj CA, ^E, ^O, ^A. @ivjelo se na otoku od
marljivosti i skromnosti - od topline ognji{ta, porcioni}a,
palente, slane sardele, suhe smokve, korice
kruha, komadi}a sira i gutljaja vina, a svetkovalo se
poga~om, {urlicama s zvacetom od janjetine i presnecom,
kola~em od mladoga sira uvijek s “BOGU
HVALA” na ustima, u vjeri i nadi da se za sve prima
pla}a na onom svijetu.
Iako i danas `ive neki drevni obi~aji tu se svakodnevno
ra|aju navje{taji novoga. Pomalo dogorijeva
“na{a starina” {to su je intenzivno rasplamsavali
na{i stari okupljeni oko ognji{ta uz bukaletu vina,
nadahnuti kr{}anskim osje}ajima i pro`eti ostacima
starih poganskih rituala, mitova i legendi ~ije se
izvorno zna~enje izgubilo u hodu vremena. Katkad se i
danas, od Jurjeva do Miholje i od Miholje do Jurjeva,
onih ~vrstih okosnica reda u godini kada po~inje
bu|enje prirode i “mlada pa{a” pa do berbe gro`|a,
smokava i svega {to dozrjeva u zenitu godi{njeg ciklusa,
izvla~i iz {krinja bogatstvo narodnih no{nji i
zatanca uz zvuk sopela. Na smotrama folklora,
pirovima i pu~kim fe{tama: Razgonu, Stomorini, Kolejanima
i ma{karama ili na drugim svetkovinama od
Antonje, Ivanje, Polinareve, Stipanje, Lovre~eve, Male i
Velike Gospe do Andrijine Kr~ani }e i zakantati u dvoglasju
“po doma}u, na tanko i debelo”, zanosno
iskazuju}i i njeguju}i iskonsko nadahnu}e i radost
`ivljenja.
Kr~ani su oduvijek bili poznati kao radi{ni ljudi,
ali i po tome {to vole dru{tveni `ivot. Jo{ i danas u
nekim mjestima na Krku gaji se stara tradicija tanca
pod oki}enim majem, {to je, vjerojatno, sa~uvani dio
starog obi~aja primanja mladih u `ivot prema dobnim
skupinama. Pred zoru u o~i prve nedjelje mjeseca maja
mladi}i djevojkama tajom nose maj, zelenu granu ili
na placi, trgu postave posje~eno razlistalo mlado drvo.
Nekada bi bili pozvani u ku}u djevojke na pr{ut, sir i
vino, kao na “fraj”. Vrijeme “fraja” bilo je uglavnom
pred Bo`i} u Adventu. To je bila prilika da u prijatnom
dru{tvu uz ne{to jela, pi}a i {ale provedu vrijeme
i da mladi} najavi svoje ozbiljne namjere djevojci,
roditeljima i okolini.
Sopci iz Punta
Sopela players from Punat
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For centuries, the people on this island have lived
on the dear and damned rock among the fossilized life
forms, or they have emigrated in search of a better life,
but always keeping their thoughts, souls and hearts
at home, nurturing their identity, their Glagolitic
alphabet and their language, their soft Chakavian,
their CA, ^E, ^O and ^A. The people on the island
lived on hard work and modesty, on the warmth of
the hearth, morsels, polenta, salt anchovies, dried figs,
bread crust, a slice of cheese and a sip of wine, and
celebrated with cake, pasta with lamb stew and presnec,
a cheesecake, always with “THANK GOD” on
their lips, in the belief and hope that reward for everything
is received on the other world.
Although some of the ancient customs have survived
to this day, the new ones are announced every
day. “Our old times,” the flame of which was intensely
fanned by our predecessors gathered around the
hearth with a mug of wine, inspired by Christian feelings
and imbued with the remnants of old pagan rituals,
myths and legends whose original meaning was
lost in the passage of time, are slowly burning out.
Even today sometimes, from St. George’s day to
Michaelmas and from Michaelmas to St. George’s day,
those solid pillars of order of a year when the awakening
of the nature and grazing begin until the harvest
of grapes, figs and everything else which matures in
the zenith of the annual cycle, the residents pull out of
the trunks the wealth of folk costumes and dance to
the sound of sopelas, the long flute. At folklore festivals,
weddings, and folk feasts, Razgon, Stomorina,
Kolejani and the carnival or other celebrations from
St. Anthony’s day, Midsummer, St. Apolinnaire’s day,
St. Stephen’s day, St. Lawrence’s day, Nativity of the
Virgin Mary and the Feast of the Assumption to St.
Andrew’s day, the residents of Krk will sing in two
voices, “the local way, thickly and thinly,” captivatingly
expressing and cherishing the true inspiration
and joy of living.
The people of Krk have always been known as diligent
people, but also as company loving. Even today in
some towns on the island the old tradition of dancing
under a decorated maj, a young leafed tree, is nurtured
and it is probably a preserved aspect of an old custom
of accepting young people into life based on age groups.
At dawn, on the eve of the first Sunday of the month of
May, young men surreptitiously bring the maj to
young women, or on the square stand up a cut leafed
young tree. Once upon a time, they used to be invited
into the house of the girl for some prosciutto, cheese and
wine, as if it were a fraj, a party. The time for the fraj
was mostly during Advent before Christmas. This provided
an opportunity for the young couple to spend
some time in pleasant company, with some food, drinks
and humor, and for the young man to announce his
serious intentions to the young woman, the parents and
the community. Around New Year is the time of carols
when the carolers make the rounds of the houses, collect
presents and sing old ritual songs to wish good fortune
to the members of the household. This ancient folk custom
of well wishing, collecting gifts and common feasting
has been best preserved in Omi{alj and Duba{nica.
Na Placi u Omi{lju
At the Placa square in Omi{alj