World Happiness Report for young people

[Far_away]

I say exactly about this, no matter if it's Serbia, Georgia or Russia, it's a pagan tradition which cannot be "adopted" by Christianity and is condemned by Church, including Serbian Church, you may ask the opinion of any priest in your town. If lots of people do something wrong, it does not become something right.

Church accepted this. They can’t delete it. I can ask and i will get the answer that goes without saying “ofc it is forbidden” and then that same priest will eat on cemetery. BUT younger generation may stop this because they think it is “cringe” in some future. It all depends, i don’t know.

[Streyndza]

The feeling of happiness is a subjective feeling, it is not related with standard of living. People in Serbia are known by openness, friendliness, by love for music and dance etc. They were like that always, even in much worse historical period (from political and economic point of wiew) than current. The best parties in Serbia especially in Belgrade were during the NATO bombing in 1999. People which participated in those parties as tenageers and young adults still talk obout them with nostalgia.

Krajina Serbs are not like Serbs of Serbia (Srbijanci) in that segment traditionally. There was no cult of music and dance among us as tradition. We are poor in that, and even our traditional dances and singing are without music. When one my cousin was getting married for Serbia Serb (Srbijanac) in 1960s his family and relatives on the wedding were danced including his old grandfather, on the other hand her family and relatives were just sitting as some robots. They were shocked with behavior of Srbijanci, and some of them compared them (Srbijanci) with Gypsies. In general among Krajina Serbs is not rare that tendency of Srbijanci towards dance, music, their more relaxed behavior/way of life call 'Gypsy' features.

As a Serb from Krajina, I'm a pretty musical person and I love dancing, but the funny thing is that I know what your relatives meant when they compared the Serbs from Serbia to gypsies when it comes to celebrations/parties. I've got a great disdain towards certain music genres that are very present in Serbia, such as the gypsy trumpeters "traditionally" brought to celebrations, as well as music heavily influenced by Turkish and Oriental rhythms and instruments, present in folk/turbofolk. The only way such music can be properly danced to is exclusivelly through, imo, carnal, provocative and lustful movements - which have a gypsy vibe to them, but are very present in the middle east and countries like Armenia, Turkey and such. The movements I have in mind is twirling of the body, the hands, provocative hips thrusts/movements and belly-dancing, which is typical for Arab countries. I think this explains the fact that when such music is playing, most people feel too uncomfortable to dance, and instead just clap or stomp their feet. Dancing requires you to let go and let your body become some sort of medium for the music, which is extremely inapproriate and awkward with such music, especially for men. Maybe Serbs from Krajina have a bigger disdain for such music and dances due to them not being under the Turkish cultural influence.

[Varda]

As a Serb from Krajina, I'm a pretty musical person and I love dancing, but the funny thing is that I know what your relatives meant when they compared the Serbs from Serbia to gypsies when it comes to celebrations/parties. I've got a great disdain towards certain music genres that are very present in Serbia, such as the gypsy trumpeters "traditionally" brought to celebrations, as well as music heavily influenced by Turkish and Oriental rhythms and instruments, present in folk/turbofolk. The only way such music can be properly danced to is exclusivelly through, imo, carnal, provocative and lustful movements - which have a gypsy vibe to them, but are very present in the middle east and countries like Armenia, Turkey and such. The movements I have in mind is twirling of the body, the hands, provocative hips thrusts/movements and belly-dancing, which is typical for Arab countries. I think this explains the fact that when such music is playing, most people feel too uncomfortable to dance, and instead just clap or stomp their feet. Dancing requires you to let go and let your body become some sort of medium for the music, which is extremely inapproriate and awkward with such music, especially for men. Maybe Serbs from Krajina have a bigger disdain for such music and dances due to them not being under the Turkish cultural influence.

Present day younger and middle aged Krajina Serbs are pretty equalized in that with Serbia Serbs. Most of Krajina Serbs live and many are born and raised in Serbia. I spoke about tradition. Krajina Serbs traditionally have poor music tradition. As i said our traditional dances (gluva kola) and and singing (ojkanje) are without music. They is very few Krajina Serb singer which are popular in wider serbdoom, on the other hand there is tons of Bosnian and Serbia Serbs singer popular from Vardar to Triglav. Krajina Serb singers are mostly limited at modern Krajina music which is mix of modern sounds and traditional Krajina singing ojkanje. Baja Mali Knindža has become popular across serbdoom but in the recent years, earlier his music was only popular among Krajina and Bosnian Serbs to some degree.

[Dušan]

They is very few Krajina Serb singer which are popular in wider serbdoom, on the other hand there is tons of Bosnian and Serbia Serbs singer popular from Vardar to Triglav.

Mira Škorić is Krajina Serb by origin and is popular singer all over.

[Varda]

Mira Škorić is Krajina Serb by origin and is popular singer all over.

Yes. But still wider popular Krajina Serbs singers are rare, even those who are popular are born and raised outside of Krajina. On the hand there are many Bosnian and Serbia Serb singers which are popular across former Yugoslavia and they born and raised in own villages such as Mitar Mirić, Mile Kitić, Miloš Bojanić, Miroslav Ilić, Ceca etc.

[Dušan]

Maybe Serbs from Krajina have a bigger disdain for such music and dances due to them not being under the Turkish cultural influence.

Sure, we as former citizens of Austrian empire, listen only Mozart.

No need for any "cultur-racism" toward other regions, all areas where Serbs lived were under Ottoman rule in some times in history, including areas in Krajina.

[Varda]

Sure, we as former citizens of Austrian empire, listen only Mozart.

No need for any "cultur-racism" toward other regions, all areas where Serbs lived were under Ottoman rule in some times in history, including areas in Krajina.

Western Bosnian Serbs especially from higher elevated areas (Glamoč, Grahovo, Drvar etc) are almost identical culturally as Dalmatian and Lika Serbs, regaedless they were quite longer under the Ottoman rule. They were similar period under the Ottoman rule as central Serbia Serbs, but still they are much closer to Dalmatian/Lika Serbs than to any Srbijanci.

[Comealongwithme]

Israel is the second most happiest place for young people? Lets gooooo! Good stuff, after all the terrible things that has happened.

[Dušan]

Western Bosnian Serbs especially from higher elevated areas (Glamoč, Grahovo, Dvar etc) are almost identical culturally as Dalmatian and Lika Serbs, regaedless they were quite longer under the Ottoman rule. They were similar under the Ottoman rule as central Serbia Serbs, but still they are much closer to Dalmatian/Lika Serbs than to any Srbijanci.

Of course. West Bosnia (west of Vrbas river) Serbs and Lika, Banija, Kordun and north Dalmatian Serbs form one ethnographic unit by tradition and origin, despite west Bosnia being much longer under Ottoman rule.

[Varda]

If i would choose most streotypical Dinaric Serbs culturally localized it would be Glamoč area Serbs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glamoč
Foreign influence on them including Ottoman is almost zero. Glamoč area was quite isolated for centuries up to deep in 20th century.