„A gyermeket az Isten adja, s gondja van rea.” A születéshez és a keresztelőhöz kapcsolódó szokások és hiedelmek Pusztinában
“The Child is Given by God and He Takes Care of Him”: Customs and Beliefs Related to Birth and to Baptism in Pustiana

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses rites and practices of the period between birth and infant baptism within the “Szekler-Csángó” community of Pustiana, following the changes of these traditions in time. The historical reasons of the changes in family models are also discussed besides the ritual structure, elements, cultural codes of baptism. The analysis reflects the differences within these traditions in the period of the collectivization of agriculture, the postcommunist era, the periods of intense modernizatio

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