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A Song for the Priest, the Widow and the Bachelor

Bački Breg1900 — 2000

The Kraljice did not sing the same verse to everyone; the song changed with the household’s situation.

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An ethnological record from Bereg lists different Kraljice songs for a priest, a young man, a girl, a widow and a childless family. The procession therefore acted as a moving map of the village: the group knew who lived behind each gate and adapted its words publicly. The song described a specific social position, not an abstract custom.

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