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163. Preservation of Pedigrees and Commemoration of Ancestors in Montenegro.
M. E. Durham
Man, Vol. 31. (Aug., 1931), pp. 154-155.
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Preservation of Pedigrees and Commemoration of Ancestors
in Montenegro. By Miss M. E. Durham. 163
In his book " Who are the Greeks ? " Professor Myres quotes me (note p. 577.) as having said that the Albanians recite their pedigrees in church on All Souls' Day. I think he must have confused me with some one else. I never came across such a custom. The Christian Albanians I knew were all Roman Catholics, and I doubt if the Catholic Church would permit such an innovation.
I was only once at church on All Souls' Day in Albania : then attended the service in the Cathedral, along with the family of my old and faithful guide Shantoya. He was a strict observer of Albanian customs, and I heard nothing at all about pedigrees then.
In Montenegro on the contrary a service of this sort does take place. But it is not on the Latin All Souls' Day in November. It takes place early in the year before Easter and shifts with Easter. It is called Zadushna Subotu-" For Souls " Saturday. I was present at that, in church. Only men were there, except myself. Each head of a house handed a written list of his ancestors to the priest (popa), who read out the complete list. This list is called chitub ( 1 from chituti to read). The persons, whose names are read, are prayed for. It occurs to me that a feast of the dead early in the year may be the remains of the Roman Parentalia which took place in February.
M. E. Durham
Man, Vol. 31. (Aug., 1931), pp. 154-155.
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Man is currently published by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Preservation of Pedigrees and Commemoration of Ancestors
in Montenegro. By Miss M. E. Durham. 163
In his book " Who are the Greeks ? " Professor Myres quotes me (note p. 577.) as having said that the Albanians recite their pedigrees in church on All Souls' Day. I think he must have confused me with some one else. I never came across such a custom. The Christian Albanians I knew were all Roman Catholics, and I doubt if the Catholic Church would permit such an innovation.
I was only once at church on All Souls' Day in Albania : then attended the service in the Cathedral, along with the family of my old and faithful guide Shantoya. He was a strict observer of Albanian customs, and I heard nothing at all about pedigrees then.
In Montenegro on the contrary a service of this sort does take place. But it is not on the Latin All Souls' Day in November. It takes place early in the year before Easter and shifts with Easter. It is called Zadushna Subotu-" For Souls " Saturday. I was present at that, in church. Only men were there, except myself. Each head of a house handed a written list of his ancestors to the priest (popa), who read out the complete list. This list is called chitub ( 1 from chituti to read). The persons, whose names are read, are prayed for. It occurs to me that a feast of the dead early in the year may be the remains of the Roman Parentalia which took place in February.