Obiceiuri și credințe premaritale în sate argeșene
Premarital customs and beliefs in Argesian villages
Author(s): Gerard CălinSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: ASTRA Museum
Keywords: premarital customs; Argeș County; ancestral traditions;
Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses some aspects regarding the practice of premarital customs in the villages from Argeș County, during 1880-1950. Most of these ancestral traditions were practiced by girls and boys on the verge of marriage, with the precise purpose of finding a suitable partner. Marital rituals took place during the holidays that marked the end of the year, and varied depending on the specifics of rural communities and the imagination and power of representation of the to be married actors.
Journal: STUDII ŞI COMUNICĂRI DE ETNOLOGIE
- Issue Year: XXXV/2021
- Issue No: 35
- Page Range: 27-32
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian
- Content File-PDF
