PLAN - WHAT DID YOU SET OUT TO DO? | |
| Summary/ Description of Activity | |
| Interpretation of the custom Lazaruvane - a ritual connected to the coming of Spring and its specific ritual songs, dances, national costumes and ornaments. | |
| Learning objectives: | |
| The participants obtain additional knowledge in Bulgarian folklore, traditions and customs that contributes to the preservation of the Bulgarian identity. | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY | |
| Date [dd/mm/yyyy] | 7-8/04/2009 |
| Length of activity | 4 hours in two following days |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Organiser | Public Library Varna |
| Tutor | Externa tutors - people teaching ethnography and history |
| Group Size | 5 seniors and up to 10 students |
| Venue | Library, Regional History Dept. |
| Location | Varna BG |
| Environment | Urban |
| Location Factors | |
| Partnerships | Association of Local History workers and Genealogy Society |
| Target group | library users and seniors 60+ and teenagers 12-14-year-old |
| Contact | office@libvar.bg |
| Marketing | Phone calls to interested participants. Personal invitations |
| Method of delivery | Ono to one; Talks |
| Equipment required | audio and visual equipment |
| Other Factors | |
| Tasks | (Task3) Increase competences among seniors |
EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY| Evaluation of the Learning Objectives |
| The participants were acquainted with the organization and implementation of the custom Lazaruvane. They have learned traditional songs and dances and reproduced the spring ritual. There was a successful transfer of knowledge from the older to the younger generation. |
| Evaluation of the activity |
| There were some difficulties in the implementation of the specific ritual songs and dances. There has been realized a positive dialogue between generations. |
| Evaluation of what was learned by the participants |
| The volunteers - ethnographers and historians are satisfied of the opportunity to transfer their knowledge to the teenagers. Among the young participants an interest in Bulgarian folklore has been provoked. |
| Evaluation of what staff have learned |
| To be more easier and quick in adopting knowledge the activity must be carried out regularly. |
| Keywords |
| Bulgaria; Varna; ethnography; rituals; customs; traditions; volunteers |
| ANALYSIS OF EVALUATION |
| What would you change to improve activity? |
| Including interactive elements. |
| What particular circumstance could affect a change in the activity? |
| Unification of the subjects and forms of implementation. |
| Other possible Activities |
| Analogical ethnographic lessons connected to the folklore of different countries. |
| Best practice |
| yes |
| Transferability: |