LEXICAL AND MEANING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ROMANIAN AND ALBANIA (ST. MARTIN DAY)
LEXICAL AND MEANING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ROMANIAN AND ALBANIA (ST. MARTIN DAY)
Author(s): Cătălina VătăşescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language studies, Lexis, Semantics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: SHKENCA Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë
Keywords: Christianity; comparative research; lexis; Romania; Albania;
Summary/Abstract: The popular Christianity among Albanians and Romanians is still longing for a systematic comparative research. An aspect worth of further attention is place of saints in the popular culture of the two peoples, in their folk calendar. Let’s take for example the role of wolfs protector named San Martin - San (Sfant(ul)) Martin, Martinist). Albanians celebrate St. Martin on 11 and 12 November. Romanians celebrate this day not only on 12-14 November (Martinii de Toamna, “Martins of Autumn”), but also in February (on 1-3, Martinii de larna “Martins of Winter”) and in summer (August 22) Martinul “Martini”).
Journal: Studia Albanica
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 85-88
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
