Old Rituals in New Cultural Environment. “Drowning of a Midwife” and “Hanging of a Matchmaker” in Lithuania and Western Belarus
In the analysis of baptism rituals in eastern Lithuania and western Belarus, I have repeatedly drawn attention to the similarity in the structure of individual traditional wedding and baptism rites and even the transition of some ritual acts from one ritual to another. The similarities noticed in th...
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| Language: | English |
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ELM Scholarly Press
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.folklore.ee/balkan_baltic_yearbook/YBBS/article/view/148/189 |