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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 dreamt 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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