Soldiers preparing Christmas trees in TopčiderSIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Milanka MatićeditorNataša MiškovićeditorMiddle Eastern Studies, University of BaselCentre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Grazo:siba.4042Borba fotodokumentacija, BelgradeVremeBorb0064Photoarchive BorbaCultural Identity and PrideTotal CultureAnnual CycleFood QuestForest ProductsExploitative ActivitiesLabor and LeisureLaborAuxiliary CorpsArmed ForcesPhotographic plate1925-1940Svetozar GrdijanGrdijan, Svetozar View from above of a fenced area in a hilly wood. Several soldiers are busy with 'badnjak' trees decorated with ribbons. One of them is mounted on a horse, obviously supervising. An officer in a respective cap is occupied with his horse in front of the entrance to the fenced area. A small wooden chapel can be seen in the background, and some soldiers riding by.Probably taken in Topčider. The ceremony of felling, cutting and bringing the 'badnjak' log into the home where it is laid on the fire is a central element of the traditional Serbian Christmas celebration.Not specifiedNot specified90130SerbiaYugoslaviaBelgradeTopčider
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