Collector's Categorization: farmec (spell)
Local Designation: [None]
Informant: Unknown
Translator(s): Sanda Golopentia, Catherine Sama
Reference(s): Golopentia_1998 002, p. 43-62; Marian_1901 p. 104-106; Muntenescu_1875
Timing & Setting: before day break [V] nine times (drinkks the unstarted water fetched from the river), Easter (1. eve; 2. morning, when the cocks sing for the third time; 3. after the Easter meal) [T]
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Auxiliaries |
Sun (Holy Sun, holy great lord; 3 suns; 3 sisters of Holy Sun) [V] |
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Star(s) (Star going toward charmee's luck) [V] |
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Mother of the Lord [V] |
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Basil (stems (3)) [T] |
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Plants |
Basil (stem of basil) [V] |
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Wheat (seed wheat (chosen among plants) [V] |
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Sour cherry tree (cherry-tree (from the mountain, blossoming)) [V] |
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Wild negative (bog-rosemaries (99), laurels (99), stump) [V] |
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Water/Dew (unstarted water (fresh)) [T] |
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Substances |
Water/Dew (unstrained dew, water for love from the river Jordan, holy water) [V] |
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Holy (holy oil, holy water, wine, incense, paper shores of the river Jordan) [V] |
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Love (loves (of emperors/esses, princes/esses, majors/esses, priests/esses, generals, captains, commanders, archbishops, cows/calves, ewes/lambs, goats/kids, merchants, pipers, bands)) [V] |
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Clothes (smock or dress (new)) [T] |
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Holy (candle (Easter; lit), church, egg (red-dyed, Easter)) [T] |
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Precious/Valued (coin (gold or silver), money) [T] |
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Objects |
Connected with fire (ember (burning and alive)) [V] |
