THE VILLAGE, SOURCE AND KEEPER OF TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS -THE MASKS
THE VILLAGE, SOURCE AND KEEPER OF TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS -THE MASKS

Summary/Abstract: : Nicolae Iorga said ”It is not enough for a country to birth talents; she mustknow how to keep them alive.” (Scrieri despre Arta) The wonderful world of populartraditions and customs is one that still exists, but which is marked by the passage of time,oblivion, aging and, paradoxically, renewal and change.It is obviousthat many of the customs are lost due to their meaning disappearing, that thetraditions suffer from an aging phenomenon and eventually they disappear. It’s the law ofnature that life goes on, the newreplaces the old, and people live the present with a view forthe future.A thought about the past, however, can do no harm to anyone, but the contrary; we mustremember that our ancestors have succeeded, over the centuries, to ensure the mostimportant thing - the continuity of life within a framework of traditions, knowledge andcustoms passed down from generation to generation

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