COMMUNITY OF WOMEN
There is a small town in Yugoslavia called Garicnik, where many of the womenfolk do not see their husbands for 11 months of the year. For centuries the menfolk of this village have been recognised as the most skilled building operatives in the world, and there is always a great demand for their services in England and America.
Many of these flue craftsmen were engaged upon the Empire State Building in New York as stonemasons and woodcarvers. This is the reason for so many wives being without their loved ones for such a long period. The men, as a rule, start for home about the end of June or early in July, and upon their arrival the whole community gives itself up to feasting and general rejoicing.. Since there is really only one month available for courtship and marriage, a special day is fixed for mass marriages, as many as 300 couples being united in the open air. This day is usually July 15, and the festivities continue until the end bf the month. ~■
Then most of the husbands leave home again lor 11 months.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 55, 2 September 1937, Page 19
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188COMMUNITY OF WOMEN Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 55, 2 September 1937, Page 19
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