TY - JOUR
TI - Young tree setting up in Csíkszentgyörgy and Csíkbánfalva
AU - Szűcs, Brigitta
TI - Young tree setting up in Csíkszentgyörgy and Csíkbánfalva
AB - The author describes the custom of two villages in Hargita county in Hungary. As the two settlements are close to forests, they abound both in pines and birches, which enables the inhabitants, for instance, the chopping-down of fourteen pines for a wedding as bridal young trees. Apart from weddings, there are numerous other occasions to set up young trees. The author also attempts to interpret the tradition, describe the functions of young tree setting in the limelight of its magical, artistic and ethnic contexts from the 1950s to the present days.
VL - 2013
IS - Tom 41, Numer 3
PY - 2013
SN - 0083-4327
C1 - 2299-9558
SP - 231
EP - 243
DO - 10.4467/22999558.PE.13.020.1361
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-etnograficzne/artykul/young-tree-setting-up-in-csikszentgyorgy-and-csikbanfalva