Ονοματολογικά και ετυμολογικά για τις εθιμικές μεταμφιέσεις και τα λαϊκά δρώμενα του ελληνικού εορτολογίου
Vol.14,(2014)
Abstract
Keywords:
Greek folk culture; mask and disguises; festivities; names; etymology
Pages:
31–40
Onomatological and etymological questions on the ritual masks and folk customs of the Greek festival Calendar
These short notes discuss the specific names of the disguise and mask rituals of the Greek folk calendar cycle, their probable etymology, and theories elaborated thus far on their origin. In particular, they discuss the dodola/perperuna-ritual, the rite of kalojan/scalojan, both proclaiming the onset of rain, the rituals linked to rosalia (rosaliile, rusalki, neraides), the quête procession on Lazarus day, carnival masks and midwinter disguise rituals such as the rugatsia and kalikantzaroi.
Greek folk culture; mask and disguises; festivities; names; etymology
31–40