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'''Hitar Petar''' or '''Itar Pejo''' ({{lang-mk|Итар Пејо}}, {{lang-bg|Хитър Петър}} "Sly Peter/Pejo") is a character of [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonia]]n and [[Bulgarians|Bulgarian]] [[folklore]].<ref>Evguenia Davidova as ed., Wealth in the Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Balkans: A Socio-Economic History, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016, {{ISBN|0857726056}}, p. 237.</ref> He is a poor village farmhand, but possesses remarkable slyness, wit and wile. He is often presented as the "typical Macedonian" in [[North Macedonia]] and the "typical Bulgarian" in Bulgaria. He is the perpetual antagonist of either the rich nobles, clerics and money lenders or the "typical [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]]" — [[Nasreddin]], whom he always manages to outwit. He is therefore regarded as a strictly positive figure and a hero of the common folk. |
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As a character, Hitar Petar first appeared in the 16th–17th century, when most of the Balkans were still under Ottoman rule. Tales on his deeds are present in the folklore of many regions. In 1869 [[Dobri Voynikov]] used his name as own nickname, and between 1870 and 1874 Dimitar Panichkov published the newspaper "Hitar Petar". [[Marko Cepenkov]] sent in 1870 to [[Petko Slaveykov]] a lot of proverbs about Itar Pejo. In 1873 [[Iliya Blaskov]] published in Rousse a small booklet with the anecdotes about Hitar Petar. Slaveykov, [[Vasil Cholakov]] and [[Dimitar Manchov]] also recorded folk tales about Hitar Peter at that time.<ref>Татяна Цанкова, [https://www.etar.org/izdania/nb2010-8-pdf/NB2010-224-230.pdf Хитър Петър – македонец или българин? Анекдоти за Хитър Петър в репертоара на съвременни разказвачи на фолклорен хумор,] в Народна култура на балканджиите, том 8, Ангел Гоев - съставител, Фабер, 2010 {{ISBN|9789544002947}}, стр. 224-230.</ref> His feats were adapted to an [[opera]] in 1967 and two [[comedy film]]s, ''Nastradin Hodzha i Hitar Petar'' of [[1939 in film|1939]] and ''Hitar Petar'' of [[1960 in film|1960]]. |
As a character, Hitar Petar first appeared in the 16th–17th century, when most of the Balkans were still under Ottoman rule. Tales on his deeds are present in the folklore of many regions. In 1869 [[Dobri Voynikov]] used his name as own nickname, and between 1870 and 1874 Dimitar Panichkov published the newspaper "Hitar Petar". [[Marko Cepenkov]] sent in 1870 to [[Petko Slaveykov]] a lot of proverbs about Itar Pejo. In 1873 [[Iliya Blaskov]] published in Rousse a small booklet with the anecdotes about Hitar Petar. Slaveykov, [[Vasil Cholakov]] and [[Dimitar Manchov]] also recorded folk tales about Hitar Peter at that time.<ref>Татяна Цанкова, [https://www.etar.org/izdania/nb2010-8-pdf/NB2010-224-230.pdf Хитър Петър – македонец или българин? Анекдоти за Хитър Петър в репертоара на съвременни разказвачи на фолклорен хумор,] в Народна култура на балканджиите, том 8, Ангел Гоев - съставител, Фабер, 2010 {{ISBN|9789544002947}}, стр. 224-230.</ref> His feats were adapted to an [[opera]] in 1967 and two [[comedy film]]s, ''Nastradin Hodzha i Hitar Petar'' of [[1939 in film|1939]] and ''Hitar Petar'' of [[1960 in film|1960]]. |
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Hitar Petar or Itar Pejo (Macedonian: Итар Пејо, Bulgarian: Хитър Петър "Sly Peter/Pejo") is a character of Macedonian and Bulgarian folklore.[1] He is a poor village farmhand, but possesses remarkable slyness, wit and wile. He is often presented as the "typical Macedonian" in North Macedonia and the "typical Bulgarian" in Bulgaria. He is the perpetual antagonist of either the rich nobles, clerics and money lenders or the "typical Ottoman" — Nasreddin, whom he always manages to outwit. He is therefore regarded as a strictly positive figure and a hero of the common folk.
As a character, Hitar Petar first appeared in the 16th–17th century, when most of the Balkans were still under Ottoman rule. Tales on his deeds are present in the folklore of many regions. In 1869 Dobri Voynikov used his name as own nickname, and between 1870 and 1874 Dimitar Panichkov published the newspaper "Hitar Petar". Marko Cepenkov sent in 1870 to Petko Slaveykov a lot of proverbs about Itar Pejo. In 1873 Iliya Blaskov published in Rousse a small booklet with the anecdotes about Hitar Petar. Slaveykov, Vasil Cholakov and Dimitar Manchov also recorded folk tales about Hitar Peter at that time.[2] His feats were adapted to an opera in 1967 and two comedy films, Nastradin Hodzha i Hitar Petar of 1939 and Hitar Petar of 1960.
There are many prose and poetry in which Itar Pejo appears as the main hero, and it was a common theme for Macedonian humor and cartoonists. In 1977, MRT recorded a TV series, according to the script by Mile Nedelkovski. There are over thirty stories about Itar Pejo, which firstly collected the writer Stale Popov in the collection "Itar Pejo". In 1966, Slavko Janevski published the poetry collection "The Gospel of Itar Pejo", which contains the songs "Itar Pejo for One Another" and "Svetovrazha".[3]
Hitar Petar is similar to other characters of European and Oriental folklore, most notably Nasreddin of Islamic folklore, the German Till Eulenspiegel,[4] the Hungarian Csalóka Péter and the Jewish Hershele Ostropoler.
In North Macedonia, it is thought that Itar Pejo is a native of the region of Mariovo, and a monument to the character was built in Prilep.[5]
Hitar Petar Nunatak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the folklore character.[6]
References
- ^ Evguenia Davidova as ed., Wealth in the Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Balkans: A Socio-Economic History, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016, ISBN 0857726056, p. 237.
- ^ Татяна Цанкова, Хитър Петър – македонец или българин? Анекдоти за Хитър Петър в репертоара на съвременни разказвачи на фолклорен хумор, в Народна култура на балканджиите, том 8, Ангел Гоев - съставител, Фабер, 2010 ISBN 9789544002947, стр. 224-230.
- ^ "Some stories about Itar Pejo". Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Seven Folktales From Central Europe". University of Calgary. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "Прилеп ќе гради споменик на Итар Пејо" (in Macedonian). Дневник. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- "Bulgarian Operas: Hitar Petar". University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- "Хитър Петър vs. Бай Ганьо" (in Bulgarian). bTourism. Retrieved 2008-09-29.