Vidovdan se danas slavi kao jedan od stubova srpskog identiteta – dan pogibije kneza Lazara, Kosovske bitke, vjere, žrtve i „nebeskog carstva“. No, istorija tog datuma i imena pokazuje da je riječ o konstruktu novijeg datuma – simbolu koji je više stvar kulture i politike, nego crkvenog predanja.
Prije Kosovske bitke 1389. godine, 15. juni (po starom kalendaru) bio je posvećen proroku Amosu. Na Zapadu se tog dana slavio Sveti Vit (Vitus), ali Srpska pravoslavna crkva ga nikada nije priznavala. Njegovo ime ne postoji u srpskim crkvenim kalendarima iz srednjeg vijeka, pa čak ni u onima iz 18. vijeka. Tek ruski crkveni uticaji u tom periodu uvode ime Vita u bogoslužbene knjige, ali ni tada on ne postaje svetac srpske crkve.
Zanimljivo je da se ime „Vidovdan“ ne pojavljuje ni u srpskim patriotskim kalendarima iz prve polovine 19. vijeka. Tek krajem tog vijeka, u duhu romantizma i nacionalnog buđenja, Vidovdan se etablira kao simbol srpskog stradanja i duhovne vertikale – dan kada je „carstvo zemaljsko zamijenjeno nebeskim“.
Ali tu priča ne staje.
Od kneza Lazara, preko Karađorđa, pa do Miloševića i njegovog „epohalnog“ govora na Gazimestanu 1989. godine, Vidovdan postaje pozornica velikih istorijskih momenata – često teatralnih, rijetko stvarno presudnih. Taj dan je izabran za atentat u Sarajevu, za donošenje važnih ustava, pa i za isporuku Slobodana Miloševića Hagu.
I danas, u eri političkog marketinga i mitomanije, Vidovdan se koristi kao simbol moći, identiteta i „istorijske misije“. Zato nije pretjerano pitati: ako je Vid došao sa Zapada, crkva ga nikada nije slavila, a ime se ustalilo tek u doba političkih mitova – da li je vrijeme da ovaj praznik preimenujemo?
Možda u Lazardan, Slobodan, pa i Vučićdan? Jer, ako svaki vladar na Vidovdan pokušava da piše istoriju, nije ni čudo što od istorije često ostane samo – mit.
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