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The origin of mountains is explained in a number of ways by the cultures of the different regions of Romania. One account is that mountains formed as a response to God demanding the Earth to nurture all life, to which the earth shuddered and brought forth mountains. Another version suggests the Earth
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in his holy name. The Devil set forth and tried to bring it to the surface in his name instead, but could not succeed until he brought it up in the name of God. As this piece of clay grew into the Earth, God laid himself down to sleep. The Devil tried to push him over the side, but the ever-expanding
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Romanians have had, from time immemorial, a myriad of customs, tales and poems about love, faith, kings, princesses, and witches. Ethnologists, poets, writers and historians have tried in recent centuries to collect and to preserve tales, poems, ballads and have tried to describe as well as possible
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For celebrating the souls of dead relatives or friends, Romanians from above mentioned counties prepare festive meals and offer them, in the cemetery, nearby the tombs, after the religious mass and benediction, to all who wished to commemorate and pay their respects to the dead. They cheer up in
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was the abode of God and the Devil, seen as master and servant rather than equals. In these stories the Devil goes by the name "Nefârtatul" and is the somewhat foolish brother of God in folk versions of stories. These stories appear not only in Romanian folklore, but also in those of Aromanian,
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meaning 'kind, well-minding person'. According to Christian calendar, Romanians from Banat, Transylvania, Bucovina and Maramureș counties celebrate Easter of Blajini on first Monday after St. Thomas Sunday. Easter of Blajini is called also Easter of Deaths or Mighty Easter. Romanians generally
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during the winter or colder periods. These are embroidered with traditional motifs that vary from region to region. Black is the most common colour used, but red and blue are predominant in certain areas. Traditionally, men wore a white shirt and pants (if made of wool they are called
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Strong folk traditions have survived to this day due to the rural character of the Romanian communities, which has resulted in an exceptionally vital and creative traditional culture. Romania's rich folk traditions have been nourished by many sources, some of which predate the
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occupation. Traditional folk arts include wood carving, ceramics, weaving and embroidery of costumes, household decorations, dance, and richly varied folk music. Ethnographers have tried to collect in the last two centuries as many elements as possible: the
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and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romanian communities resulted in an exceptionally vital and creative traditional culture. Folk creations (the best known is the ballad
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are two of the most famous musicians. The dances are lively and are practiced throughout Romania by a large number of professional and amateur groups, thus keeping the tradition alive;
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represent a lively part of the Romanian folklore and there are a great variety of musical genres and dances. Party music is very lively and shows both
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and they wore a hat which differs in design from region to region. Women also wore a white skirt and a shirt with a vest. They wore an apron called
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Slavic Macedonian and Bulgarian folklore. Upon deciding to create the Earth, God sent the Devil to bring a handful of clay from the ground of the
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Blajini are fictitious beings, incarnations of dead children not baptized who live at the end of Earth, nearby The Holy water (of Saturday)
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comes. It is for this reason that Romanians eat dyed eggs and let the shells flow downstream, from there they believe they will get to the
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Earth would hinder that. After trying to throw God off the Earth in every one of the four cardinal directions, he shied away from the
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Blajin also means a dead child who did not receive the benediction of Holy Spirit. The ethnograph Marian Simion Florea wrote :
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De la tipologia folcloristului finlandez Antti Amatus Aarne la universul basmului românesc văzut de etnologul Adolf Schullerus
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Michael Hitchcock (1998): Tourism, Tam An Mini, and national identity, Indonesia and the Malay World, 26:75, 124-135: 129
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the customs and habits related to different events and times of year. Customs related to certain times of year are the
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Wood used to be the main construction material, and heavily ornamented wooden objects were common in old houses. In
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re-sealed it, thus freezing the demons that had not yet fallen to hell in place. This is related to the concept of
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was trying to thwart his plans. In the majority of versions, before the earth existed, a boundless ocean called
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Even after Christian imagery and symbolism became part of Romanian culture, Mother Earth is identified as the
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may descend upon it. The 12 winds are said to sweep up the ashes of people and gather them in the valley of
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are currently the main institutions which systematically organise the data and continue the research.
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and the attempt to destroy all the historic tradition of these Wizards. Some of these are Dracula
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If these warnings should fail, God will initiate the End of the World. Such imagery as a darkened
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Most of these names can be found in the Romanian Lore in reference to Vampires and Dragons.
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are associated with the beginning of the End Times. Three saints (usually in the persons of
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Another question commonly addressed is that of the origin of God, which is explained in a
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influences. Sentimental music, however, is the most valued, and Romanians consider their
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to live there. In another version, true to the succession of Gods mentioned earlier (s.
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so that he might fall to the Earth. Fearing that Heaven might be voided, the archangel
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perceived the Earth as a disc, and they imagined what existed on the other side. This
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Perhaps the most successful collector of folk tales was the novelist and storyteller
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Earth is imagined as a mirror image of the planet, and as a home to creatures called
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custom on 1 March marking the spring. Other customs are presumably of pre-Christian
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Ciubotaru, Silvia. "Trăgătorii cu coarne aurite între cotidian şi mitologie" . In:
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Marian Simion Florea, Cultural Romanian Foundation Publishing House, Bucharest 1994
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of God. The Devil, however, tried to rebel, and, in response, God opened up the
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Ciubotaru, Silvia. "Mituri pluviale româneşti în context universal". . In:
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of the Romanian People) (1942). Bucharest: Tipografia Ziarului "Universul".
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Other accounts, closer to the biblical one, suggest that the Devil and his
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Motive și semnificaţii mito-simbolice în cultura tradițională românească
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is considered to be one of the greatest Romanian folk singers and today
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to be "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritages of Humanity".
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is one of the most famous group dances but men's folk dances such as
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rain enchanting custom in the summer, or the masked folk theatre or
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Stories suggest God made the Earth with the help of animals, while
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Lefter, Lucian-Valeriu. "Din „senin de apă”: Facerea Lumii" . In:
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Jakobson, Roman (1955). "While Reading Vasmer's Dictionary" In:
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was the most common material for clothing, combined with
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DEX, Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 1998,
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published the most successful version of the ballad
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