Colinda arhaică din județul Vaslui
The Archaic carols in Vaslui county

Summary/Abstract: Specific to southern Moldavia, archaic pre-Christian carols are to be found nowadays only in three villages within Vaslui county: Berezeni, Iveşti and Pogoneşti. The analysis of this ritual song’s origin and significances takes into account several carols collected by the folklorist Vasile Adăscăliţei between 1967 and 1972. The present study analyzes the significance of the archaic carol as a tradition performed around New Year, with ritual connotations specific to the old Romanian village’s magic world, placed in a larger context of worldwide rites and symbolics.

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