C
Caraman.
The greyhound of Banovitch, 120,
121;
assists Banovitch against Vlah-Ali, 127
Carpet, The Magic.
Described in the Serbian folk-tale “Animals as Friends and
Enemies,” 309–313
Charles of Anjou.
Prince Ourosh through his wife Helen, a French princess, maintains
friendly relations with French Court of, 119
Christ.
Teachings of; translated into Serb language by Cyrillos and Methodius,
2
Christianity.
Conversion of pagan Serbian tribes to, 1;
Paganism and, of Southern-Slavonic races, 14–53;
as early as the eleventh century a number of Croatians converted to,
14;
the new, sapped in Russia by the Enchanters, 24;
indicated by the Cross, 26;
the spread of, 28–32;
Moravians converted to, 29;
superstition stronger in the Balkans than, 30
Christians.
Reference to campaigns between Turks and the, 6;
miseries of, under Turkish rule, 8,
9;
evil spirits and, 19;
Prince Maximus and Yovan Obrenbegovitch to be used in service against,
149;
historical note re the cunning efforts of Ottoman statesmen to
seduce malcontents from their allegiance to their rightful lords,
184, 185
Christmas.
Serbian customs at, 46–51
Church.
The Greek Christian, to which all Serbians, including the natives of
Montenegro, Macedonia, etc., belong, 30;
reference to the, in the Serbian ballad “The Saints Divide the
Treasures,” 197
Cinderella.
See Pepelyouga and Marra, 226–229
Cock, The.
Retort of, regarding the man who had been granted the gift of
animals’ language, 235
Constantinople.
Vanquished by crusaders, 4;
dead bodies burnt during siege of, 25;
Cyrillos a professor of philosophy in University of the Imperial Palace
of, 29;
Turkish alternative Istamboul, 72
Courtenay, House de.
Helen, wife of Ourosh, a French princess of the, 119
Cow.
The Black Giant buys the; described in the Serbian folk-tale “The
Biter Bit,” 339
Croatia.
One of the provinces in Austria-Hungary, 1
Croatians.
A number of, converted to Christianity as early as the eleventh
century, 14
Cross, The.
Indicates the presence of Christianity, 26;
the Slava and the sign of, 42,
44;
Christmas customs and the sign of, 47, 48;
Boshko Yougovitch’s devotion to, 171;
Stephan Yakshitch’s devotion to, 179;
St. John chooses, 196;
Christians of the Balkans and the sign of, before and after every meal,
237;
the Serbians when greatly surprised at anything, involuntarily make the
sign of, 366
Curse of Christendom.
Marko takes steps to avoid the, 117
Customs, National.
The chief of the Serbians, 31–53;
marriage, 32–40;
Slava (or Krsno Ime), 40–49
Customs, Serbian.
Superstitious beliefs and, 13–53;
a brother to present a bride to her wooer, 248
Cyrillos.
Methodius and, the so-called Slavonic apostles who translated the
teaching of Christ into the ancient Slav language, 2, 29