Food Symbolism in Bukovina Rituals
Food Symbolism in Bukovina Rituals
Author(s): Claudia COSTINSubject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: food; Bukovina; symbolic values; rituals; customs; Christian holidays
Summary/Abstract: Our paper aims at revealing some of the foods that have been invested with symbolical value in the context of certain customs that are practiced in Bukovina: the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Easter and Christmas. Sfințișorii (little saints), Paska (Easter bread), Pomana porcului (pig’s alms) and the ritual feast of the communities of Hutsuls and Ukrainians during Christmas Eve confirm that in ritualistic moments several foods receive a sacred value.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Artistic Creativity
- Issue Year: 9/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 15-24
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
