The Heroes Cult in Comăneşti in the first half of the twentieth century Cover Image

Cultul eroilor în Comăneştiul primei jumătăţi a secolului al XX-lea
The Heroes Cult in Comăneşti in the first half of the twentieth century

Author(s): Elena-Mihaela Prisacariu
Subject(s): Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: heroes; honour; comemoration; testimonies;

Summary/Abstract: Glorifying our ancestors and recalling the brave facts of our heroes was and still is, one of the Romanian peoples concernment, disregarding the geographic place they have taken, daily activities or hobbies. Novel documents existing in our archives offer an image of the activities rolled on at the beginning of the XX century. In this activities a special part was taken by the priests from Comanesti, the representatives of the parishioners and the local authorities. The documents from the archives retain data about the organizing of such activities commemorating the people’s heroes, recalling the memories of former leaders, kings, ministers and also activities which main purpose was to reinforce some of the greatest events in our history: the Big Union, Independence Day, the reigning of Carol I etc.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 101-106
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian