Soldiers preparing Christmas trees in Topčider
| Description: | 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. |
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| Comment: | 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. |
| Date: | Not before 1925, Not after 1940 |
| Location: | Belgrade, Košutnjak |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Type: | Photographic plate |
| Creator: | Grdijan, Svetozar (probably), (Press Photographer Vreme) |
| Dimensions: | Negative: 90mm x 130mm |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 180 Total Culture > 186 Cultural Identity and Pride 220 Food Quest > 221 Annual Cycle 310 Exploitative Activities > 314 Forest Products 460 Labor > 461 Labor and Leisure 700 Armed Forces > 708 Auxiliary Corps |
| Copyright: | Borba fotodokumentacija, Belgrade |
| Archive: | Borba fotodokumentacija, Belgrade, Inv. No.: Borb0064 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Nataša Mišković, Milanka Matić |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4042 |