I sometimes see that Croatian and Bulgarian nationalists on zootube side against Serbia.Srdjan97 gave good hints from closer history.And it is the truth that WWI stabbing in the back is something that we won't forget!Also,it wasn't just a "stabbing".When they entered in Serbia,they slaughtered and butchered thousands of civilians(and especially women and kids,because almost all men between 15 and 55 were in the army).
Is there a historical basis for that or it's just a childish game?
“General, Please Ask the Serbs to Slow Down…â€
90 years ago, on September 13, 1918, at dawn, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Balkans, French General Franchet d’Espérey, ordered the final offensive for the breakthrough of the Thessaloniki front. Serbian Army which led the offensive on the ground played the key role in a counter-offensive breakthrough studied even today at countless military academies throughout the world, as a shining example of a glorious victory.
At 5:30 a.m. the Serbian troops began an unstoppable surge from the Greek border back in to Serbia, to free their motherland, pushing the Austrians, Germans and Bulgarians out of their country. In 12 days they advanced 800 miles on foot, forcing the French general to telegraph his counterpart in the Serbian Army, General Stepanovic: “General, please ask the Serbian infantry to slow down, the French cavalry cannot keep up the pace!â€
The command issued by General Zivojin Misic to the Serbian Army at the dawn of the battle was brief and clear:
“Boldly press forward, without rest, to the utter limits of the human and horse strength. To death, just don’t stop! With the unwavering faith and hope: Heroes, forward! to the fatherland!â€
When Serbia gave its full resist to the Empire's aggression(and German) and made the first ally victory against the Empire's army on the Cer mountain,Bulgaria stabbed us in the back.And because of that our army had to retreat trough Albania where they've lost a lot of men(250 000).This is known as "Albanian golgota" in our history.That was one of the biggest exoduses of Serbian people in its history.A hole army (and a lot of people with them) went through Albanian mountains toward Greece,under inhuman conditions-illness,very cold weather and certain attacks from Albanians.
| Tamo daleko, daleko od mora, Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija. Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija. Tamo daleko, gde cveta limun žut, Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put. Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put. Tamo daleko gde cveta beli krin, Tamo su živote dali zajedno otac i sin. Tamo su živote dali zajedno otac i sin. Tamo gde tiha putuje Morava, Tamo mi ikona osta, i moja krsna slava. Tamo mi ikona osta, i moja krsna slava. Tamo gde Timok, pozdravlja Veljkov grad, Tamo mi spališe crkvu, u kojoj venčah se mlad. Tamo mi spališe crkvu, u kojoj venčah se mlad. Bez otadžbine, na Krfu živeh ja, ali sam ponosno klic'o, živela Srbija! ali sam ponosno klic'o, ŽIVELA SRBIJA! | There, far away, far away from the sea, There is my village, there is Serbia. There is my village, there is Serbia. There, far away, where the yellow lemon blooms, There for the Serbian Army lay the only way. There for the Serbian Army lay the only way. There, far away, where the white lily blooms, There gave their lives father and son together. There gave their lives father and son together. There, where the quiet Morava flows, There I left behind my icon and saint bread. There I left behind my icon and saint bread. There, where Timok greets Veljkov Grad, There they burned the church where I married young. There they burned the church where I married young. I lived in Korfu without my fatherland, But I proudly shouted "Long live Serbia!". But I proudly shouted "Long live Serbia!". |
Yes,it does.When Serbia gave its full resist to the Empire's aggression(and German) and made the first ally victory against the Empire's army on the Cer mountain,Bulgaria stabbed us in the back.And because of that our army had to retreat trough Albania where they've lost a lot of men(250 000).This is known as "Albanian golgota" in our history.That was one of the biggest exoduses of Serbian people in its history.A hole army (and a lot of people with them) went through Albanian mountains toward Greece,under inhuman conditions-illness,very cold weather and certain attacks from Albanians.
Does this poem say about this:
Tamo daleko, daleko od mora,
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija.
Tamo je selo moje, tamo je Srbija.
Tamo daleko, gde cveta limun �ut,
Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put.
Tamo je srpskoj vojsci jedini bio put.
Tamo daleko gde cveta beli krin,
Tamo su �ivote dali zajedno otac i sin.
Tamo su �ivote dali zajedno otac i sin.
Tamo gde tiha putuje Morava,
Tamo mi ikona osta, i moja krsna slava.
Tamo mi ikona osta, i moja krsna slava.
Tamo gde Timok, pozdravlja Veljkov grad,
Tamo mi spali�e crkvu, u kojoj venÄah se mlad.
Tamo mi spali�e crkvu, u kojoj venÄah se mlad.
Bez otad�bine, na Krfu �iveh ja,
ali sam ponosno klic'o, �ivela Srbija!
ali sam ponosno klic'o, �IVELA SRBIJA!There, far away, far away from the sea,
There is my village, there is Serbia.
There is my village, there is Serbia.
There, far away, where the yellow lemon blooms,
There for the Serbian Army lay the only way.
There for the Serbian Army lay the only way.
There, far away, where the white lily blooms,
There gave their lives father and son together.
There gave their lives father and son together.
There, where the quiet Morava flows,
There I left behind my icon and saint bread.
There I left behind my icon and saint bread.
There, where Timok greets Veljkov Grad,
There they burned the church where I married young.
There they burned the church where I married young.
I lived in Korfu without my fatherland,
But I proudly shouted "Long live Serbia!".
But I proudly shouted "Long live Serbia!".
No, I didn't. I took the translation from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamo_dalekoOK.
To be even more accurate, Slava (or Krsna Slava) is best translated as Patron Saint's Day. As you have said, the tradition goes back to paganism, but it was continued even after Serbs became Christians. The way it was chosen which saint it would be celebrated, it was based upon which saint was celebrated the day on which that Serbian family/tribe became Christian. That is why it is common for some Serbian villages to have the same Slava on the same day.
The idea of Patron's Day is to celebrate that Saint on that day to show gratitude for being a guardian of the family and to celebrate the day our ancestors became christians.
As you have said, Serbs and Jews are very unique and to some point stubborn (lol) when it comes to our pride in our ancestry and history.
As far as the Bulgarians are concerned, you are 100% right. It is the Bulgarian government (under heavy influence from $$$$$$ coming from EU & US) that allowed that unbelivable recognition of the so-called Kosova where heroin and prostitution trade is more common than a regular legal job that majority of the world does to earn an honorable buck.