A lack of belonging to a community or "zadruga" (the traditional extended family collective).
In traditional Bulgarian society, the family unit was the ultimate source of protection. To be "without a mother and without a father" meant more than just grief; it meant being a (an outcast) or someone without a "root." bez_maika_i_bez_bashha
The immediate tragedy of losing caregivers and the struggle for survival in a world that values lineage. A lack of belonging to a community or