Talk:Slava
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[edit] Expertise
While I'm not an expert on the subject, shouldn't there be some mention to how the Slava started as a way of celebrating the day the family's main ancestor killed his first Turkish soldier during the wars between Serbia and Turkey? - Gorovich
Yes except that's not how it started so - no. Thank you for your input. --estavisti 03:51, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Slava started waaaaay before that ... SSJ 5 19:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
The Slava has had a huge revival with the resurgent Serbian nationalism in the years after the fall of the Communist regime in Yugoslavia. Its main claim to fame is that it is a mark of the Serbs only, and that it goes back to the time in the 9th century, when the Serbs accepted Christianity. However the only reference given is to the decidedly nationalistic Rastko website and the article there written by a Serb bishop in 1963. How about some references to scientific historic studies of the main claims? C0gnate 20:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Croats
Slava was celebrated in Dalmatia and on the islands by some Catholics up to the early 20th century, among them were some of my relatives. --estavisti 03:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- There are two explanations of that, and one of them will not be very liked... Do you know of some literature which studies slava from scientific point of view? Nikola 11:00, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- By the way, Russians who celebrate Slava are also likely of Serbian origin (or so is oftenly claimed), descending from Serbs who settled in Slavenoserbia. Nikola 11:03, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Macedonians
Macedonians also celebrate Slava and are Christian Orthodox. It was most likely influenced by the Serbs on the Macedonians, back in the days of Yugoslavia. However, Macedonians still celebrate Slava all over the world.
[edit] Fasting
Moved from the article:
- To prepare for the celebration, the family traditionally fasts for a week in order to receive Holy Communion on the day of the slava[verification needed].
Sorry, I didn't hear of that, the fairly comprehensive x-link does not mention "пост" in relation with Slava. The customs may differ across the region, but I'm fairly sure the statement is not true. Please cite the appropriate source. Duja► 14:46, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
