Câteva superstiții și descântece din comuna Galda de Jos (județul Alba)
Some Superstitions and Incantations from Galda de Jos Commune (Alba County)

Summary/Abstract: Spiritual life was dominated by superstitions and incantations, that throughout time attracted the attention of foreign travellers. Superstitions, intertwined with bits of religious teachings, explained troubles, luck, diseases and death. Indeed, the rural, archaic, Romanian world hid many mysteries, and incantations and spells represented a fairly ordinary reality. People lived their lives following the seasonal cycle and monthly cycle. Respect for nature and land imbued them with harmony in everyday life, and from harmony and respect to magic is only a step. Herbs, spring water, fire and earth retain magical features and become all-important for the magician, who resorted to the four elements to wield one’s power and influence over everyday events.

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