THE LADS’ BANDS FROM BARCĂU UPPER VALLEY. ORIGINS OF THE TRADITION
THE LADS’ BANDS FROM BARCĂU UPPER VALLEY. ORIGINS OF THE TRADITION
Author(s): Ruxandra-Cristina SilaghiSubject(s): Anthropology, Semiotics / Semiology, Ethnohistory, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: bachelors; inheritance; archaic; greeting; initiation;
Summary/Abstract: The ritual ‒ lads of the village - from the Upper Valley of Marca follows a pattern spread throughout the country. Archaicity is demonstrated by the recurrence of agrarian, vegetal or floral symbols. The Roman winter holidays, the Geto-Dacian legacy, the Greek-Latin mythology, the initiation rite and the popular belief and religious belief also impress the ritual. No interference from Saxons or Szeklers is recorded.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 902-907
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English