INTERPRETAREA UNOR OBICEIURI DIN PERIOADA DE GRAVIDITATE ÎN REGIUNEA BANATULUI
THE BASIC INTERPRETATION OF SOME CUSTOMS FROM THE PREGNANCY PERIOD IN BANAT REGION

Summary/Abstract: The pregnancy period, together with the delivery stage and the baptism, forms the cycle of birth, the first of the three family life cycles: birth, wedding and funeral. It is an important stage due to the fact that “birth settles the person on the life path” as Gail Kligman used to say in his book “The wedding of the dead”(KLIGMAN, 2005, 127). The reason why the pregnancy period possesses such a high value, in the people’s mentality from the Banat region, is the fact that it is responsible for the future baby’s health and beauty, in fact for the future of the community. In other words, the pregnant woman must obey certain rules and strictly respect a range of customs and traditions imposed by the community in order not to be hexed by gods.

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