Microethnicity

Various microethnics

Snagovian people

Bolgány people

Bradonians

Bartonian people

The term micro-ethnicity usually refers to small national communities that mostly form an ethnic majority in a micro-nation. On average, the number of micro-ethnic groups is less than 100 people, with the exception of some ethnic groups. It is common for such ethnic groups to live exclusively on the territory of the given nation. The own culture, language and history are common, but these do not exist in all cases. The only sure and common point is the common national consciousness. The term was introduced in Slavania, the predecessor of the Narentian Federation.

According to another interpretation, any ethnic group with few members can be called a microethnic group.

Definition

According to Márton Gerhát's definition, microethnicity can be divided into two sides according to cultural characteristics.

One is the Originist microethnicity, which generally lives with a national consciousness similar to the national traits of the surrounding areas. In almost all cases, it also has a historical background, and macro-national governments do not accept their national autonomy only because their numbers are too small. Such ethnic groups usually have a very complex and living culture and in some cases are present in significant numbers in macro-national settlements. They always have many traditions, with unique holidays, folk motifs, folk costumes, folk music and their own symbols. They do not necessarily have their own majority micronation, but even if they do, the ethnic group builds the micro-nation and not the micro-nation the people.

The other type is the Creatist micro-ethnicity, which is usually created by a micro-nation to make its culture unique. In many cases, these ethnicities have fewer customs of their own than the Originist peoples, and the number of real members of the nation can be doubted, since not many of them break with their original national consciousness in exchange for the micro-national consciousness. In many cases, these ethnic groups incorporate modern elements into their own culture and may also contain comical elements.