An Analysis of Easter as a Method of Preserving Romanian Traditions

  • Bianca TEODORESCU PhD. Student, University of Craiova, Romania
Keywords: anthropology, Easter, celebration, rituals, tradition

Abstract

This article is a study about how Easter traditions are perceived in our days, especially in the cities from Romania. The main purpose of this study is to reveal which are the aspirations of people regarding the phenomena of traditions and rituals in Romania and also to find their meaning in a world which is aimed to be more profane than sacred. For my research, I turned to some researching methods starting from meta-analysis method as questionnaires and participative observation. In order to maintain its culture, Romanian people has to fight against the secularization of the society. Today, Romania’s counties seek to reform their traditions, to draw people back to their roots in hope to preserve the traditional celebrations in the present society. During the preparation for Easter, a series of emotions begin to act in order to create traditional rituals. These emotions are responsible to preserve the Romanian traditions. I focused this study on how people are participating in the Easter rituals in the present and how they feel by visiting places of childhood or places in the country where the tradition has remained as the most important part of the traditional village. However, in the country, Easter celebration is contributing to preserve the Romanian traditions more than others traditional Romanian celebrations.

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Published
2018-08-13
How to Cite
TEODORESCU, B. (2018). An Analysis of Easter as a Method of Preserving Romanian Traditions. LUMEN Proceedings, 3, 484-492. https://doi.org/10.18662/lumproc.nashs2017.42