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Atrapos
Atrapos (Greek: Ατραπός, before 1926: Κραπέστινα – Krapestina)[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. In data collected by Greek authorities, in 1911, Krapestina had 400 inhabitants composed of 225 "Bulgarians" and 175 "Greeks", all "Bulgarian speaking".[3] In 1935, authorities stated the village had 92 families, with 66 families having Slavic "morale" (fronima) and 26 families being "foreign speakers" with Greek "morale".[3] A letter (1935) by Lieutenant Stefos Grigoriou wrote the village was populated by "Bulgarians" and only the priest's family had Greek consciousness with their Greekness described as being "Grade C".[3] In August 1959, villagers partook in a large patriotic language oath ceremony at the local school yard where in the presence of Greek authorities they swore to cease using their Slavic language and to speak only Greek.[4][5] After the language oath ceremony, villagers continued to use their language and memories of the event lingered in the 1990s.[6] Atrapos had 160 inhabitants in 1981.[7] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Atrapos was populated by Slavophones.[7] The Macedonian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.[7] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.[7] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Anastasia Karakasidou in 1996, elderly people spoke the local dialect of the Macedonian language and there were a few women who had no knowledge of Greek.[6] The village children spoke Greek among themselves.[6] References
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