Dinamismul etnofolcloric al minorității huțule și dialectul huțul în cultura populară din Bucovina
Ethno-folkloric Dynamism of the Hutzul Minority and the Hutzul Dialect in the Folk Culture of Bukovina

Summary/Abstract: The dynamism of the Hutzuls’ minority is a reality that is part of the changes in today’s society, but there are specific elements of traditions, beliefs, rituals, etc. that endure regardless of the innovations of the contemporary world. Thus, both the language spoken by the Huits and their specific characteristics are resistant to change, even though their history is little known and researchers consider them an enigma of ethnology. Since they live close to the Romanians, a strong cultural assimilation of the Hutzuls to the Romanian population can be observed, which is proven by the observation of common traditions or even their institutionalisation (existence of censuses). However, ethno-folkloric dynamism also suggests a major error: the major mistake made by anthropologists is to see in the Hutzuls a population of Ukrainian origin, even though there is scientific information proving that both the history of the Hutzuls and their language have certain peculiarities that distinguish them from Ukrainians. Having existed for a long time in isolation, the Hutzuls built their own way of existence and did not want to be under anyone’s authority, being exponents of the freedom and disobedience that made them special among the ethnic groups of Bukovina.

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