Object: | Soldiers preparing Christmas trees in Topčider |
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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. |
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Date: | Not before 1925, Not after 1940 |
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Location: | Belgrade, Topčider (probably) |
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Country: | Serbia (contemporary) |
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| Yugoslavia (historical) |
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