Oglađenovac, a village halfway between Valjevo and Šabac, and Osečina is not far either. On the hill, the church, next to it the parish house, which is bigger than the church, in front of the church is crucified with flies, "Ecumenical First Century, Tucijada na Balkan, Oglađenovac". Across the street is a walled stone stage, on which there is a wooden table, a lamp with a candle that has already been taken out, an epitrachilus, a cross, a book "Trebnik", a soup bowl with basil, a wooden device for breaking eggs, on which the sticker "Christ is risen"!
Six shovels
Behind the stone stage, an open arched tent for the competitors, behind it a white metal mast with the ceremonial flag of Serbia. By the entrance to the parish hall, glazed photographs of the activities of Pope Grozdan, below that, against the wall, six shovels with handles, which are waiting to be handed to the winners. Inside, in the dining room, there are other prize funds, medals, certificates of appreciation, books of Saint Bishop Nicholas, in the left corner of the room, behind the door, next to the stove, there is a table on which flatbreads are stacked. In Prota's "office", where he receives the most guests, there is a table, chairs, and a library in a showcase, on the wall is a framed Thank You Letter from "Đedine Vodenica" to Grozdan Gajić. In the corridor, towards the exit, another thank-you note from "Jedine Waterworks"...
In the middle of the hill, an asphalt road, on the right a stew is being stirred in a cauldron, on the left a white tent with music, in front of it is a huge marble rock, which should be a monument to an egg as high as a man, further along the road, on the right again, a popcorn machine, a stall with various plastic gins , above all another marquee with music, which is olive colored. A police car, manned by two cops, is parked behind.
Egg-breaking in Oglađenovac.
Pope Grozdan appeared in front of the parish house in a work suit, went back inside, appeared again in a mantle, which he took and fitted. Towards him steps a tall guy, a black cockade with a cockade, last year's winner, who was carrying a skewer wrapped in a blue cloth over his shoulder. Pop received himself, took a skewer, called a photographer, immortalized the festive moment. A tall guy with a beard answered loudly, it's not a pig, it's a roast lamb, made of a white tent I love, love, love you the most, so it continues in Sumadijo, Sumadijo, oh, my native land... two policemen approached the tall guy with a sledgehammer, so that they could also take a picture... The representatives of the authorities arrived, two of them, the priest took to show them a wooden device for controlling the eggs, and when he did it successfully, he took them to his quarters.
A new track was playing from the white tent, If you're not happy with him/ it's all your fault, the singer also came, black leggings, pink costume, straight hair, breasts, packed in an open black bra, at will, so when they scream, My wish, my wish... Uto brought out a red box with speckled eggs on the stage table, which contained a large paper flower with petals and a yellow egg with a red ladybug. Pop Grozdan went to calm the singer down, the pops put on their epitrachillas, climbed on stage, then Grozdan took the microphone, a woman in a red dress spread a red carpet over the table...
The government also climbed onto the stage, Grozdan put the microphone in the stand, took the microphone out of the stand, asked for silence, asked for more baskets with colorful eggs to be brought out, they brought out more baskets with colorful eggs, asked for more silence, lit a candle, lit a candle, gave the candle to another to the priest, who waved the lantern, after more silence the prayer began.
The four priests, plus the main priest, began to pray, Blessed be our God... amiiin. Grozdan returned the lamp to its place, the priests continued, Christ rose from the dead... Grozdan invited more important people to the stage, the prayer continued, let's pray to the Lord... Easter eggs are helpful to everyone... Lord have mercy... one of the priests took basil from the soup bowl and took beat the baskets with eggs, These eggs are sanctified, in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the others shouted Amiiin, that priest repeated the action, These eggs are sanctified eggs with holy water, the others answered, let's pray to the Lord, then thirdly and finally, these eggs are sanctified with holy water, in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit... and one more Amiiin...
Write "Ferguson"
The third of the priests took the microphone, said three times, Christ is risen, spoke about peace and love, and said that we should all respect the prota Grozdan, because he is the most valuable and the strongest prota, who sowed the seeds that give birth here. After another amen, the proto took over the microphone, gave it to a little girl, who sang a song, then gave the microphone to another girl who sang "I will not give the land of Tsar Dušan"... The word got power, who said, Good day, respected clergy, respected proto, God help Hosts, it is my honor to welcome you here today, in front of the city, the mayor, and in my own name, to participate in the event called Tucijada...
And now the song: Thucydides
It's nice for children too: Beating eggs in Oglađenovac
They chose the basket with the most beautiful eggs, first place, second place, all other baskets fourth place, the most beautiful basket with eggs had a pink rabbit with a white bow, and a blue rabbit with a red bow, prota uze said that they had 5.000 colorful eggs each, in large with woven baskets, no one wanted to receive the eggs, they will not do it anymore, there are no more 5.000 boiled eggs.
From the white tent came a singer with flowing hair with a song Others kiss your lips, others adorn you with gold, a competition started in throwing a stone from the shoulder, they took measurements and wrote them down, they would also have a competition in pulling up the rope. The people are interested in various programs, the white tent is very popular I crossed the world... He who has is not rich, and does not give to anyone... an elderly man, sitting on the porch of the parish house, for his penny, bit an egg into his only tooth, pierced the hardness...
Prota put on a camel hat, invited special guests to a special room for lunch. They put the other guests in the dining room with flatbreads in the corner, goulash and roast, followed by cabbage salad. When that was done, the proto spoke to the camera, first of all he said that lately they have been working with teamwork, and not that the main organizer decides on everything, only teamwork gives a greater effect, four give more than three, more three than two, more two than one, it's good to divide the work, everyone works together, as a team, some work on the competition, others on security, others cook, fourth are involved in athletics, they have disempowered themselves a bit, you shouldn't put all the burden on one person, there are dozens of people who do all that… So he said that Easter is a great holiday, that is what sets this event apart, Christ's resurrection, and that is the greatest stop of decay in the history of mankind... but we cannot measure up to Christ, we judge and deal with prejudices, the time is coming when judgment is coming judgment... there is no better judgment than a clear conscience... desire is a product of man, and a clear human conscience is a product of God...
When he got to the point, the journalist asked Mr. Prota if it was not a little heretical to say that one person should not make all the decisions, but that one must work as a team. to the predecessor? At first he answered that he was surprised by the question, he had not thought in that direction. From the white tent came the music again, the singer in a pink coat, left only in a black lacy bra with exposed breasts, so just pretend Hurry love into my arms...
In the midst of all this, the journalist ran into the man who was in charge of the stew, who had the words "Physiotherapist" written on his back in big red letters on his white T-shirt. Uze explained, it's Prota's school, only team work, he's a physiotherapist, which means he's in charge of those who overeat. He personally does carpentry, cooks goulash, he is the only one, and the others do others, but he himself covers several departments. And he is last on the ladder, but many do not know Christianity, they do not have that vision, he loves everything he does, and everything he does, he does with soul...
Pop Grozdan went to the white tent to see what the singer was doing, when she silenced her, the egg-beating competition began. First, the contestant with number eleven should beat the talmic guy with number one. The fight continued, the journalist asked the main pop, what is the main prize, and he answered, Write, "Ferguson"! In the white tent, the music continued to shake, and it also moved in the upper, olive tent, where the singer was performing. Come, honey, in whatever age you want/ there is an open room for you...
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