DANSURI ȘI PRACTICI ALE CĂLUȘARILOR DIN REGIUNEA PLEVNA – ÎNTRE TRADIȚIE ȘI TRANSFORMARE (PE BAZA MATERIALELOR DIN TEREN)
KALUSHARI DANCES AND PRACTICES FROM THE PLEVEN REGION – BETWEEN TRADITION AND TRANSFORMATION (BASED ON FIELD MATERIALS)

Summary/Abstract: In folklore, “The week of Rusalya” (“Rusalya’s week” or “Rusalya”) is associated with a number of beliefs about the appearance of strange and dangerous creatures, part of the demonology of various peoples. In the past, there were a number of injunctions and prohibitions for this time of the year, and preventive actions and rituals were performed, among them the Kalushari visits and dances – common in some settlements on the south bank of the Danube River. Through the stories of the respondents, this text presents a reconstruction of the Kalushari custom from the village of Milkovița, Pleven region and neighbouring villages. The paper discusses the contemporary state of these practices and the musical material that accompanies them as part of the local shape of the traditional musical culture of the villages in the Danube region.

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