Reprezentări simbolice și practici sociale în cadrul unor obiceiuri familiale

Abstract

The study attempts to highlight the importance of several symbolical representations and social practices specific to family traditions, mainly the wedding and the funeral. The wedding follows some stages that speak about the status of the groom and bride, about the wedding poetry (orațiile de nuntă), about matchmaking, about the dowry, about the recognition of a new family integration within the community. The funerals have several effects, the moribund may say in his last words to whom he leaves his entire fortune or may write a will that will be consulted after his death. Documents from the XVI century are analysed.

Keywords

• symbolical representations
• social practices
• family traditions
• dowry