Tiane – a calendar custom associated with the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist – Ivanden (7. ⅶ / 24. Ⅵ). The longest was kept in Prilep, Bitola and Krushevo. In the evening, opposite Ivan-day boys and girls gathered herbs, which broke down a mutter and filled it with water of three fountains. One was carried by the mutter of his head and called him Tianane, and others went around him and sang their suitable songs. In the morning, the tiano group went after the shops, where they also sang songs and collect gifts, of which later made a common dinner. In doing so, they were singing: Tiano, Bojane, you have Brother Saint John … In Bitola opposite Ivanden of GUM, there were all kinds of flowers and wrapped a tale that Guove. In Krusovo in Gli-ILO, the Klaval Rings and the one that would be more than extensible, that Moma will be dragged. In Prespa with many customs and beliefs, the girls made a doll that walked through the streets, singing songs and gathering gifts. Lit.: Lepa Spirovska, to the study of Tianese’s customs in some places at the mine “Tajmiste” Macedonia, “Macedonian Folklore”, ⅵ, 12, Skopje, 1973; Spread for folk empowered science and literary, t. Ⅷ, Sofia, 1896, 144. M. Keith.
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