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The collection and the publishing of the Macedonian folk art
was especially important as a contribution for the raise of the Macedonian
nation as a separate entity. The folk art especially contributed to the
preservation of its national individuality, publishing, raising its capability
to create art. This is especially important considering the fact that the
Macedonian nation was subjected to assimilation and in a position to defend and
prove itself to the world.
The interest for the folk art especially increased in the period of the
Renaissance. The representatives of the Romanticism started to collect folk
songs, stories and other art. This activity was especially important as the folk
art unambiguously confirmed the individuality of the Macedonian nation, which
was especially important in the struggle against the Greek, Bulgarian and
Serbian chauvinist propaganda, as an expression of their imperialistic
aspirations towards Macedonia.
The activity of collection of folk art was most
intensive in the second half of the 19th century. The famous collectors were:
the brothers
Dimitar and
Konstatin Miladinov,
Rayko Žizinfov,
Yordan Hadzi Konstantinov - Dzinot,
Kuzman Šapkarev, the Molerov brothers and others.
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