Young tree setting up in Csíkszentgyörgy and Csíkbánfalva

• Authors: Brigitta Szűcs
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The author describes the custom of two villages in Hargita county in Hungary. As the two settlements are close to forests, they abound both in pines and birches, which enables the inhabitants, for instance, the chopping-down of fourteen pines for a wedding as bridal young trees. Apart from weddings, there are numerous other occasions to set up young trees. The author also attempts to interpret the tradition, describe the functions of young tree setting in the limelight of its magical, artistic and ethnic contexts from the 1950s to the present days.

Keywords

EN

occasions; tradition; rite; archetypal image; rites of passages; magical-sacral function; national identity; artistic function

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Prace Etnograficzne
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 231-243

Dates

published

2013

online

2013-09-03

Contributors

author

Brigitta Szűcs

Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/22999558.PE.13.020.1361