FROM MYTHICO-RITUAL ACT TO FOLKLORIC PERFORMANCE: THE CĂLUŞARII (Horsemen)
FROM MYTHICO-RITUAL ACT TO FOLKLORIC PERFORMANCE: THE CĂLUŞARII (Horsemen)

Summary/Abstract: The Calusari dance, also known outside Romania, is a reminiscence of an ancient cult. This popular dance brought together two mythological representations: one concerning the veneration of the Iele and the other concerning the worship of the horse. The dance contains mythical gestures and magic formulas of a group made up only of men. We believed in their power of recovery that was done by a gesture of a ritual known by their own. The very complex traditional custom has eliminated the magic elements and this dance is today a grandiose popular spectacle.

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