Re: [tied] some terms for George ( it was Re: Historical ...)

18-06-03 09:15, Lisa Darie wrote:

> Hram is the annual celebration of the patron saint of an orthodox church
> as St George on April 23 or St. Mary on August 15. The name hram might
> derives from heram, an ancient festival and a banquet celebrated in
> Samos in honour of the goddess Hera. The Thracians used to offer to
> their gods and ancestors huge lavish public feasts.

This is _completely impossible_. First, no Greek aitches would have
survived in any Balkan vernacular. Secondly, but perhaps more
importantly, the Samian festival was called the "Heraion". <hram> can
only be OCS xramU < PSl. *xormU 'tall building, temple'.

The Internet is an incedibly productive generator of urban myths. You
should ponder on that before accepting anything from an obscure web source.

Piotr