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Constelațiile astronomice și „vestimentația”
Astronomical Constellations and „Clothing”„„

Author(s): Zoia Maxim, Iharka Szücs-Csillik
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: MUZEUL ETNOGRAFIC AL TRANSILVANIEI
Keywords: ethno astronomy; clothing; girdle; wreath; ring

Summary/Abstract: If look at the sky on a clear night, one can see thousands of stars that are not evenly distributed in the sky and haven’t the same brightness. In the past,people have imagined in stars various animals, objects or heroes of stories.Some constellations or parts of a constellation may be related to clothing. In Romania were found names of stars, constellations related with garb. Women occupied with clothes, could imagine in constellations wreath, girdle, ring,decorations, etc., ideal, heavenly, that admired and tried to keep as a motive(sign) on the clothes. Thus human clothes besides that it was useful and practical, wear the heavenly, divine message. Some interesting constellations are the Orion constellation (Orion's belt - girdle), the Corona Borealis constellation(wreath, bracelet), the Cygnus constellation (cross), the Lyra constellation (rhombus/necklace), the Dolphin constellation (necklace), the Taurus constellation (Pleiades M45 - star cluster) (brooches, eardrops), the Piscesconstellation (ring), etc.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 270-284
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian