A few hundred years ago, if a Montenegrin man managed to live to the age
of 30, he was considered not brave enough and a bad warrior. There’s nothing strange about it. The territory of Montenegro was a place where wars broke out quite often with the local population taking part in them, so it is not surprising that there were no centenarians among men. Apparently, the military past also influenced the other tradition. Montenegrins celebrated the birth of a child
in the family in a very special way. When the baby was born, his relatives fired guns into the air, announcing their joy to the whole village.
Shooting is a kind of wish for the well-being and health to the baby and his mother. This tradition of the Montenegrins has been preserved to this day.
Of course, the shots are the disturbance of the peace, but the police
of Montenegro know perfectly well what shots usually mean.
Often, police officers come to the call with gifts
for a young mother and her child.

A few hundred years ago, if a Montenegrin man managed to live to the age
of 30, he was considered not brave enough and a bad warrior. There’s nothing strange about it. The territory of Montenegro was a place where wars broke out quite often with the local population taking part in them, so it is not surprising that there were no centenarians among men. Apparently, the military past also influenced the other tradition. Montenegrins celebrated the birth of a child
in the family in a very special way. When the baby was born, his relatives fired guns into the air, announcing their joy to the whole village.
Shooting is a kind of wish for the well-being and health
to the baby and his mother. This tradition of the Montenegrins
has been preserved to this day.
Of course, the shots are the disturbance of the peace, but the police
of Montenegro know perfectly well what shots usually mean.
Often, police officers come to the call with gifts
for a young mother and her child.

A few hundred years ago, if a Montenegrin man managed to live to the age of 30, he was considered not brave enough and a bad warrior. There’s nothing strange about it.
The territory of Montenegro was a place where wars broke out quite often with the local population taking part in them, so it is not surprising that there were no centenarians among men. Apparently, the military past also influenced the other tradition. Montenegrins celebrated the birth
of a child in the family in a very special way.
When the baby was born, his relatives fired guns
into the air, announcing their joy to the whole village.
Shooting is a kind of wish for the well-being
and health to the baby and his mother.
This tradition of the Montenegrins has been
preserved to this day.
Of course, the shots are the disturbance
of the peace, but the police of Montenegro
know perfectly well what shots usually mean.
Often, police officers come to the call with gifts
for a young mother and her child.

Ещё несколько сотен лет назад черногорские мужчины, сумевшие дожить до 30 лет, считались не слишком храбрыми и не слишком хорошими воинами. Что за странность? Дело в том, что прежде на территории Черногории вспыхивали постоянные войны, в которых принимало участие местное население, поэтому неудивительно, что среди мужчин долгожителей не было. По всей видимости, военное прошлое вызвало к жизни и еще одну традицию. Черногорцы отмечали появление ребёнка в семье по-особенному. Когда малыш появлялся
на свет, его родственники палили из ружей в воздух, оповещая о своей радости всю деревню.
Стрельба является своего рода пожеланием благополучия и здоровья малышу и его матери.
Эта традиция черногорцев сохранилась по сей
день. Конечно, выстрелы являются нарушением общественного порядка, но полиция Черногории прекрасно знает, что они могут значить.
Нередко на вызов правоохранители являются
с подарками для молодой матери и её ребёнка.

A few hundred years ago, if a Montenegrin man managed to live to the age of 30, he was considered not brave enough and a bad warrior. There’s nothing strange about it.
The territory of Montenegro was a place where wars broke out quite often with the local population taking part in them, so it is not surprising that there were no centenarians among men. Apparently, the military past also influenced the other tradition. Montenegrins celebrated the birth
of a child in the family in a very special way.
When the baby was born, his relatives fired guns
into the air, announcing their joy to the whole village.
Shooting is a kind of wish for the well-being
and health to the baby and his mother.
This tradition of the Montenegrins has been
preserved to this day.
Of course, the shots are the disturbance
of the peace, but the police of Montenegro
know perfectly well what shots usually mean.
Often, police officers come to the call with gifts
for a young mother and her child.

The most unusual tradition of Montenegrins was so called “virgins”. This was the name of the girls who had to do men's chores, as if turning into youths.
This situation might have occurred in families where only daughters were born, and there was no long-awaited son. When the next baby-girl came into
the world, the head of the family could declare her to be a boy. Under those conditions, the girls' psyche often broke down, and sometimes hormonal
failures occurred (for example, moustaches began to grow, or the figure became more masculine). It is noteworthy that in the old days, virgins participated in wars on an equal basis with men.

The most unusual tradition of Montenegrins was so called “virgins”. This was
the name of the girls who had to do men's chores, as if turning into youths.
This situation might have occurred in families where only daughters were born,
and there was no long-awaited son. When the next baby-girl came into the world, the head of the family could declare her to be a boy. Under those conditions,
the girls' psyche often broke down, and sometimes hormonal failures occurred
(for example, moustaches began to grow, or the figure became more masculine).
It is noteworthy that in the old days, virgins participated in wars
on an equal basis with men.

The most unusual tradition of Montenegrins was so called “virgins”. This was the name of the girls who had to do men's chores, as if turning into youths. This situation might have occurred in families where only daughters were born, and there was no long-awaited son. When the next baby-girl came into the world, the head of the family could declare her to be a boy. Under those conditions, the girls' psyche often broke down, and sometimes hormonal
failures occurred (for example, moustaches began to grow, or the figure became more masculine). It is noteworthy that in the old days, virgins participated in wars on an equal
basis with men.

The most unusual tradition of Montenegrins was so called “virgins”. This was the name of the girls who had to do men's chores, as if turning into youths.
This situation might have occurred in families where only daughters were born, and there was no long-awaited son. When the next baby-girl came into
the world, the head of the family could declare her
to be a boy. Under those conditions, the girls' psyche often broke down, and sometimes hormonal
failures occurred (for example, moustaches began
to grow, or the figure became more masculine).
It is noteworthy that in the old days, virgins participated in wars on an equal
basis with men.

The most unusual tradition of Montenegrins was so called “virgins”. This was the name of the girls who had to do men's chores, as if turning into youths. This situation might have occurred in families where only daughters were born, and there was no long-awaited son. When the next baby-girl came into the world, the head of the family could declare her to be a boy. Under those conditions, the girls' psyche often broke down, and sometimes hormonal
failures occurred (for example, moustaches began to grow, or the figure became more masculine). It is noteworthy
that in the old days, virgins participated in wars
on an equal basis with men.