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Ritualul Căluşului – parte integrantă a vieţii spirituale româneşti
The ritual of horse – integrating part of spiritual Romanian life

Author(s): Valerica-Mioara Giurea
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: folk dance; heritage; performance; ritual;

Summary/Abstract: Immemorial age, originality and spectacular gag made famous as a few years ago, this Romanian dance to be included on the list of UNESCO as "a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity". This gesture deserved off topic but not, on the contrary, stimulated researchers to continue studies to, revealing previously unknown aspects or overlooked. Dance is still alive, the magic of drawing and specialists and beneficiaries and its audience. Prophylactic magical dance ceremony callus is closely linked to the time of Pentecost. He is considered panromân being certified in all provinces Daco‑Romanian, as in Macedonia. The purpose of a remedy callus is spirit‑disease and is certain ritual dances performed near the patient and his achievement with herbs

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 231-238
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian
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