Romanian customs: November 30 – St. Andrew's Day –
30 Noiembrie – Sf. Andrei
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30 Noiembrie - Sf. Andrei
Sf. Andrei este patronul spiritual al României. El
este cel care a adus crestinismul in
fosta regiune a Scitiei, unde trăiau
Geto-dacii, in regiunea dintre Dunăre si Marea Neagra,
unde se afla in present
Româna.
In afara de semnificatia religioasa a acestei zile,
in folclorul romanesc este cunoscuta ca
data cand multe legende devin
realitate.
Una din ele spune ca in aceasta zi Sf. Andrei isi
imparte mancarea de iarna cu lupii.
Se spune ca in aceasta zi lupii isi pot
intoarce capul sa vada in spate. Este o zi cand
oamenii nu lucreaza in
godpodarie de team aca lupii sa nu le atace casa si familia.
Noaptea de Sf. Andrei este o foarte importanta
pentru vraji. Se spune ca in aceasta noapte fetele nemaritate pot vedea fata
viitorului sot. In aceasta seara fetele fac niste turte din faina, sare si apa
proaspata. Apa neinceputa trebuie sa fie adusa de la fantana cu o cana curate,
iar faina si sarea trebuie sa fie luate din pachet neinceput, care au fost
incepute doar cu aceasta ocazie. Apoi, turta e coapta in cuptor si e mancata de
fata nemaritata inainte de culcare, fara sa bea apa. Se spune ca in aceasta
noapte va visa pe cel care ii aduce apa,
si ca acela ii va fi sot.
Ei bine, va pot spune ca am incercat si eu asta
odata, cu cativa ani inainte de a ma casatori.
Dar in noaptea aceea am visat ca
m-am certat cu tatal si fratele meu pentru ca nu-mi dadeau apa sa beau. Asta a
insemnat ca in acel an nu imi era menit sa ma casatoresc. Dar m-am maritat
cativa ani mai tarziu. Deci povestea poate totusi fi adevarata.
Prof. Brigitta Daniela Buda
November 30 - St. Andrew Day
Sf. Andrei (St. Andrew) is the patron saint of
Romania. He is the one who introduced
Christianity in the former region of
Scythia, where the Geto-Dacians lived, in the region
between the Danube and the
Black Sea, which is nowadays part of Romania.
Besides the religious meaning of this day, it is
also known in the Romanian folklore as the
day when many legends come to
reality.
One of them says that on this day St. Andrew shares
the food for winter with the wolves.
On this day it is said that wolves can turn their
heads to see behind them. It is a day when people don't work in their
homesteads for fear that wolves may attack them or their cattle.
If the master
of the house does not work on this day, wolves cannot approach to attack his
homestead and family.
St. Andrew's night is also a very important night
for witchcraft. It is said that on this night unmarried young women can see the
face of their future husband.
On this evening, the girls make a small cake made of
flour, salt and fresh water. The water
has to be brought from the water well in
a clean cup and nobody should use that water before being used for that cake,
and the flour and salt have to be taken from a fresh packet opened
for this
occasion. The cake is baked in the oven and the girl eats it before going to
bed, without drinking any water. It is said that the image of her future
husband will come in her dream to
bring her water to drink.
Well, I can tell you I tried it once, a few years
before I got married. But during the night I dreamed that I was quarreling with
my dad and my brother because they did not want to give me some water to drink.
It meant that I was not meant to marry the following year. But I got married a
few years later. So all this may be true.
You can try it, too.
prof. Brigitta Daniela Buda
Excerpt from “Customs and Traditions from Maramures,
Romania”, Editie bilingva romano-engleza, carte electronica, Coordonator prof.
Daniela Buda, Coperta prof. Octavian Pop, Editura Casei Corpului Didactic
“Maria Montessori”, Baia Mare, 2012, ISBN 978-606-8262-41-5
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