PERIOADA PREMARITALĂ - OCAZII CARE FAVORIZEAZĂ CUNOASTEREA TINERILOR
The Pre-marital Time – Opportunities for Young People to Know Each Other

Summary/Abstract: In the life of Sălaj county rural community, the group work habits were facilitating the acquaintance of youngsters among themselves. The traditional mentality was deciding the age for attending the “sezatoarea” which, as we have already shown, has an initiation role.Among other forms of helping others at work, “claca” plays an important role, which is also a time for joy and for stimulating others to work and it is valuable both from a spiritual and a pragmatic point of view. “Claca” and “sezatoarea” were oriented towards the marital perspective; the games were very spectacular and even had a magical function.These group manifestations were facilitating new friendships. Also, during the autumn agricultural work, it was easier for people to gather – a good time for the initiation of future marriages. The fairs and the Sunday dance, the winter celebrations became the true premarital institutions with an initiation role of major importance in youngsters turning into adults and in their preparation towards adult life and marriage.Today, there are much more opportunities, which offer various possibilities of acquaintance, but the chance of the initiative is still held by the boys, proven by the anxiousness by which the boys’ groups are expected in the houses which have girls at the marrying age.

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