Alexiu Viciu, folclorist al Blajului
Alexiu Viciu, a folclorist from Blaj

Summary/Abstract: Former student of Blaj, Alexiu Viciu guided by his love for folklore, followed the pattern of his teachers. With the help of his students, he directed his efforts towards collecting precious texts that reflect the true identity of the Romanian peasant. Carols had an important place in his concerns. He succeeded in publishing a volume called “Colinde din Ardeal. Datini de Crăciun şi credinţe poporane” (1914), which brought together more than 300 endangered texts . An important part of his work remained undisclosed for a long time because it was published only in 1976 by Romulus Todoran and Ion Taloș in an edition of the collection “Flori de camp. Doine, strigături, bocete, balade”. With passion and perseverance with which he fought for the recovery of national treasures , Viciu managed to impose himself on folklore through his valuable contributions.

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