Midwinter dramatic plays and singing customs in Magyarfalu
Midwinter dramatic plays and singing customs in Magyarfalu

Summary/Abstract: In the ethnography of the Moldavian Csangos [csángó] there are very few monographs on specific themes or settlements, a fact that slows down the process of comparative research. This article examines the midwinter dramatic customs and their supplementary musical elements in the Moldavian Csango settlement of Magyarfalu, taking into account the function of the customs in the local culture. In addition to analysing the customs of local origin, I also offer recent data on a few, still unclarified, ethnographic problems (such as “hey-ho” chanting [hejgetés] and wassailing [regölés], and the question of the connection between mumming in bear masks and shamanism).

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