Paparuda
Paparuda
Author(s): Mihai DragneaSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: MUZEUL ETNOGRAFIC AL TRANSILVANIEI
Keywords: Paparuda; Dodole; Slavic mythology; folklore; Perun; Thracians; Saint Elijah;
Summary/Abstract: This study presents an analysis about the rain ritual from Romania, called Paparuda, performed in the spring and in times of severe drought. The ritual is common also in the Slavic folklore, with the same structure. In this study, I will try to demonstrate that the origin of the ritual Paparuda/Dodole is Thracian, and South Slavic tribes from Balkans take the influence from the old Thracians. The ritual is present almost in the entire Balkan Peninsula, especially in the area inhabited by Slavs, which was Thracian before the Slavic migration from 6th century.
Journal: Anuarul Muzeului Etnografic al Transilvaniei
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 73-81
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Romanian
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