VENETS: the Belogradchik journal for local history, cultural heritave and folk studies

282-328

Authors: F. Kanitz

This is a chapter of the first Bulgarian edition (1932) of the famous Felix Kanitz’s book “Donau-Bulgarien und der Balkan.” Felix Kanitz (1829-1904) was an Austro-Hungarian traveler, naturalist, geographer, ethnographer and archeologist. His travel in Bulgaria continued 16 years. Kanitz is regarded as one of the first profound ethnographers of the South Slavs. As such, he has earned great respect particularly in modern Serbia and Bulgaria. The present article gives full information about the visit of Kanitz in Skomlya, Ratsiaria (Archar), Rabisha, Vitbol and other villages.

360-375

Authors: Niyi Akingbe, Christopher Babatunde Ogunyemi, Abiola Akinkugbe

This study shows how oral poetry permeates the culture and activities of Africans. In almost all African communities, there are poetic expressions such that poems are sung to express mother/father/child’s emotional state for and at every occasion. These include marriage, age grade celebration, departure or separation from one another, death, farming, hunting, trading and religious celebrations. The paper x-rays cultural configuration with the application of cultural theory to delineate societal transformation.

390-399

Authors: B.V. Toshev

“The Soul of the Old House” is a book written by the Belogradchik writer Valentin Kachev. The book is a mixture of prose and poetry. It reflects author’s impressions from his young years in Belogradchik with events and talks with relatives and friends.