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The Romanian folklore
Folklore includes designs,literature and customs and rituals. The most
important aspect of the folklore is literature. Written literature appeared
in Romanian culture much later than the oral one. From old times on the
old territory of Dacia circulated a literature of an old culture. In fairytales
and legends we find a mythological explanation of natural
phenomenes: exorcisms, curses, poetry of the customs and rituals remember
an old culture, preceding Christianity so strong that it resisted over
the centuries. All this proved that the Romanian people had inherited
and developed in new conditions, cultural customs of their Dacians and
Romans
ancestors. Dimitrie Cantemir showed that unknown goods in popular poetry
and songs are remembered that it sees that they came from the old idols
of Dacians. Mihail Kogalniceanu said " That the popular poetry forms
the base
of our national poetry". Without lyrical poetry, said Nicolae
Iorga: You can't conceive popular life". The literal folklore is
an oral, anonymous and popular creation transmitted from generation to
generation. Another specific character is given by the character of the
folk creations. The coexistence of more folklore parts: poetry, music,
dance and some elements of the costume or magical elements of rituals
are manifesting even today. The popular literature is developing various
themes talking about work, social life, liberty and peace.
The popular theater has mimed games with masks. The popular literature
stays a part of the Romanian literature.
Cociu Ana Maria, 6th grade C
Eforie Nord School- Romania
Coordinator Iuliana Neacsu- Romanian teacher
iulianan@efnord.lefo.ro
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The Romanian Folklore
Romanian folk music is sung and played in the villages at annual celebrations,
Sunday get-togethers or whenever. In the cities, professional groups such
as the Romanian Radio Folk Music Orchestra perform the same music in a
more sophisticated style. Couples may dance in a circle, semicircle or
line. In the belt dance, the dancers form a chain by grasping
their neighbour's belt, whereas in the waist dance the line of dancers
have their arms around each other's waist. The doina is an individual,
improvised love song, a sort of Romanian blues with a social or romantic
theme. The balada on the other hand is a collective narrative song which
reflects the conditions and/or feelings of the people, often with some
historic content. Many group songs are vestiges
of archaic rites, such as weddings, funerals or harvest festivals. Flute
and bagpipe music originated with shepherds. Traditional folk instruments
include the bucium (alphorn), cimpoi (bagpipe), cobza (a pear-shaped string
instrument with 8 to 12 strings), nai (a pan pipe of about 20 cane tubes),
many kinds of flutes, including the ocarina (a ceramic flute) and the
tilinca (a flute without finger holes). The violin,
though of more recent origin, is today the most common folk instrument.
Romania's best known composer, George Enescu (1881-1955), himself a virtuoso
violinist, used Romanian folk themes in his work.
Alina Neagu,
11th grade
Unirea National College
Focsani, Romania
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