Fecioreasca fetelor from Crihalma is a unique dance in the country, which has already been performed for over 100 years since the beginning. It is in the repertoire of many professional popular artistic ensembles. It also has a book (recently released), and the inhabitants of the village of Crihalma want this tradition to make its …
Fecioreasca fetelor from Crihalma / Girls’ lad dance from Crihalma village Read More »
In folk culture in our area, death was imagined as the figure of a woman dressed in a white robe, with a scythe. If death occurred prematurely (affecting a child or young person) it was called a blind death. Older people, on the other hand, were traditionally required to prepare for death – preparing clothes …
The most important moment in the bride and groom’s feast was the ritual of the nuptials. Traditionally, these took place after the wedding – that is, the first night spent together by the newlyweds. During this ritual, the bride was seated on a bowl. This vessel played a very important role in the traditional wedding, …
A traditional wedding lasted 6 days and included many different stages: preparations, which included conspiracies, matchmaking, betrothal, preparations for the wedding and asking guests, and then already the bachelorette party, redemption, blessing, unblessing and going to the wedding, nuptials in the church, wedding feast, relocation, nuptials, sharing of the korovai and elopement. Here we will …
