Davoračko božićno šetano kolo kao dio kolektivnoga identiteta

Cilj je rada prikazati davoračko božićno šetano kolo kao specifičnu kulturnu praksu kojom se stoljećima čuvao i prenosio kolektivni identitet zajednice. Ono u dosadašnjoj literaturi nije opisivano ni valorizirano. Nakon uvoda ukratko se pojašnjavaju osnovni teorijski pojmovi vezani uz temu rada – kolektivni identitet i kulturno pamćenje – nakon čega se donosi kratak pregled povijesti naselja Davora kao prostora u/na kojem se oblikovala spomenuta kulturna praksa. Središnji dijelovi rada donose pregled pisanih tragova o kolu u Slavoniji pri čemu je naglasak na šetanom ili pjevanom kolu kao njegovoj specifičnoj podvrsti te prikaz davoračkoga božićnog šetanog kola s njegovim posebnostima. Na kraju se rada utvrđuje kako je davoračko božićno šetano kolo sudjelovalo u izgradnji i čuvanju kolektivnoga identiteta zajednice. This aim of this paper is to present the Davor Christmas walking circle kolo dance as a specific cultural practice. It is a centuries-old practice that has played a vital role in the preservation and transmission of the community’s collective identity. It has not yet been described or evaluated in the existing scholarly literature. The introduction briefly explains the concepts of collective identity and cultural memory as the basic theoretical concepts related to the topic of the paper, followed by a brief overview of the history of the settlement of Davor as the space in which the mentioned cultural practice was formed. The main parts of the paper provide an overview of the written traces of the circle dance in Slavonia, with an emphasis on the walking or singing circle dance as a specific subtype, and a detailed description of the Davor Christmas walking circle dance with its particular characteristics. The paper ends with the conclusion that the Davor Christmas walking circle dance contributed to the establishment and preservation of the community’s collective identity.