Romanian folklore
19 entries in the Romanian Folklore compendium.
Folklore of RomaniaRomanian folklore blends rural traditions with learned culture and myth.Arcan (dance)Romanian men's line or circle dance.Baba DochiaRomanian mythological figure tied to spring's return.Bucur (legendary shepherd)Legendary shepherd said to have founded Bucharest.CălușariParticipants in an old Romanian ritual dance with secret society origins.Cămașa ciumeiA one-day apotropaic shirt against plague and danger.Dodola and PerperunaSoutheast European rainmaking rites invoking pagan deities.DragobeteRomanian celebration of love, spring, and bird betrothal.Făt-FrumosKnight hero in Romanian folklore, akin to Prince Charming.Ileana SimzianaRomanian fairy tale of a princess who becomes a prince.KukeriBulgarian costumed men who perform rituals to scare evil spirits.LapotLegendary senicide practice among Timok Romanians.Nunta mortuluiRomanian symbolic wedding for the unmarried dead.PăcalăRomanian trickster figure from Transylvanian and Oltenian folklore.SamcaEvil spirit in Romanian mythology that attacks children and pregnant women.SântoaderiRomanian folklore entities who kidnapped villagers and caused illness.SorcovaRomanian New Year custom using a decorated twig.Verea ViteazulRomanian folklore hero.Youth Without Aging and Life Without DeathA Romanian folk tale about the quest for eternal youth.
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