By Andrei Harnagea In this article I will tell about a custom from Huși, Vaslui county. My parents come from the countryside, which made me grow up more with my grandparents, in the village where they come from. At the beginning of spring it was a tradition to go to my grandparents, to spend the …
On the day of the baptism, the child is dressed from home by the parents, prepared and given to the godparents. Godparents have an important role on the day of baptism, they take the child from home and bring him only after the baptism service. In the old days, parents didn’t even go to church, …
Throughout Poland, the days of November 1 and 2 are dedicated to the memory of the dead. Families visit cemeteries and the graves of their loved ones in large numbers, and then meet at home for lunch together. Soldiers’ graves and forgotten graves are also visited. The currently celebrated Catholic holiday (All Saints’ Day and …
The customs and rites of death and burial are related to major moments in a person’s life. Through the customs of death and burial, people carry out other no less important relationships. During the customs, they establish contact with the world of the dead. Central to the death stakes are dreams. Christians and Muslims in …
