SĂRBĂTOAREA PIERDUTĂ. CONOTAŢII ALE AGRESIUNII COMUNISTE ÎN SATUL TRADIŢIONAL ROMÂNESC
A LOST CELEBRATION. CONNOTATIONS OF THE COMMUNIST OPPRESSION AGAINST TRADITIONAL LIFE

Summary/Abstract: The process of agriculture collectivization ment an attack against the village determing changes in its inner structure and also outside. As a consequence, a lot of customs and beliefs were forbidden, others were almost forgotten for new economic realities gave no more a practical support for those kind of manifestation. This study reveals this kind of fact met in the villages near Bălan, especially in Chechiş and Gâlgăul Almaşului (Sălaj). Here they used to celebrate some customs specific to agriculture: “The King of Sowing” or “King’s Beat”, “The Wreath” and “Claca” or “Haba” (a mutual help between villagers to finish whatever they have to work). When the process of collectivization began those events were forgotten. After the collectivization was finished, in 1962, those celebration were regarded as useless. As the National Festival “Praising Romania” was initiated, some of the customs were recuperated and turned to good account just for the sake of the show. the most interesting event is “The King of Sowing” which was reminded to the audience by a group from Tihău (Sălaj). Being a specific agricultural custom, it was not specific only to that district, where the most important occupation was pottery. Unfortunately it was regarded as being so. This big mistake was due to the fact that the National Festival “Praising Romania” gave less attention to the cultural treasure of Romania.

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