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70 | / Buzuki Razbijanje tanjira ide uz muziku BOUZOUKI SMASHING PLATES GOES BEST WITH MUSIC The bouzouki, amusical instrument that produces a sound like amandolin, also became a symbol of this country whenmigrants fromAsia Minor brought the gyros to Greece. It is thus not surprising that the etymology of the word“bouzouki”traces back to aTurkish expression signifying something that is“broken”, andwhich refers to the special way this instrument is tuned. That was actually during the periodwhen the theory developed that Greeks, whosemodern music is based on the bouzouki, smash plates at weddings. However, it was later revealed that this practise has roots dating back to the distant past, when inhabitants of this region smashed burial vases at funerals in order to“scare”death into not coming for them. It was for the same reason that Greeks, until recently, smashed plates at weddings, in order tomark a break with the youth of the newly-weds. However, as ceramics scattered throughout a hall risks the safety of everyone present, this customhas been replacedwith the throwing of petals over the bride. Still, it is possible even today to nd restaurants where this tradition lives on, but the plates are broken only in a certain part of the venue. These two products of traditionmerge into one when it comes to bouzouki parties at restaurants, or during evenings out that are signi cantly di erent here than in any other part of the world. Speci cally, several musicians perform in shifts on the stage, starting from those that are less a rmed tomajor stars as the evening progresses, while the audience sits at densely arranged tables, leaving very little space to dance. Greeks express their a ection for performers by throwing carnation petals, while in previous years – like at weddings and funerals – plates were thrown on the stage. Reč buzuki vodi poreklo od turskog izraza koji označava nešto što je slomljeno, a odnosi se na poseban način štimovanja instrumenta. Upravo to je u jednom vremenskom periodu razvilo teoriju da Grci, čija moderna muzika počiva na buzukiju, na svadbama lome tanjire. Ipak, kasnije je utvrđeno da taj običaj ima koren u dalekoj prošlosti, kada su stanovnici tog podneblja razbijali posmrtne vaze na sahranama ne bi li bukom uplašili smrt da ne dođe po njih, kao i da bi preminulom olakšali prelazak u nov život. Bacali su tanjire i na svadbama kako bi raskrstili sa starim životom, ali se taj običaj pokazao kao pomalo opasan, pa su mladence kasnije zasipali laticama. Međutim, i dan-danas je moguće pronaći restorane u kojima je ta tradicija i dalje živa. Ova dva produkta tradicije stapaju se u jedan kada je reč o buzuki restoranima, odnosno večernjem provodu koji se znatno razlikuje od izlazaka u bilo kojem drugom kraju sveta. Naime, kako veče odmiče, nekoliko izvođača se smenjuje na sceni, počevši od onih manje afirmisanih, pa sve do velikih zvezda, dok publika sedi za gusto raspoređenim stolovima, što ostavlja veoma malo prostora za ples. Grci naklonost prema izvođačima izražavaju bacanjem latica karanfila, dok su ranijih godina, kao i na svadbama i sahranama, na binu bacani tanjiri. I Žani Moro su nekada davno svirali serenadu u atinskom noćnom klubu Jeanne Moreau being serenaded in an Athens night club, once upon a time Profimedia.rs Profimedia.rs

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