Golopentia_1998/041: Love charm and countercharm scenario: Against hate for beauty and love (undoing a hate charm)

Collected in the North by Al. Vasiliu; at Munşelu' (Roman')[Muncelu (Neamţ)] (1970)

Entire Regional Map of Romania
charm text

Collector's Categorization: [None]

Local Designation: di disfăcut, di disfăcanie (to undo, for undoing)

Informant: Maria Mălinişi (unknown); F age 95, Illiterate

Translator(s): Catherine Sama, Sanda Golopentia

Reference(s): Golopentia_1998 041, p. 133–140; Vasiliu_1934 p. 42–46

Timing & Setting: [None] [V] [None] [T]

Inventory Items

Auxiliaries

Mother of the Lord [V]

 

Human (Maria the charm-maker) [V]

 

Sun (holy Sun, my brother) [V]

 

Religious (Adam, Adameasa, Iordan, Iordanoaia) [V]

Adversaries

Human (villagers, countryfolk, female neighbours) [V]

Plants

Basil (cluster of basil) [V]

Substances

Holy (holy bread, holy oil, water from Jordan's well) [V]

 

Impure (discarded ash, soot, badger grease) [V]

 

Water/Dew (water) [V]

 

Wine (wine) [V]

 

Honey/Sugar (honey comb) [V]

Objects

Negative (hobble, teeth of dead horse, scarecrows, crown of thorns, snake (wolf) skin, sole of an eagle-owl) [V]

 

Clothes (smock of hate, belt of nettle, frog-skin soles; smock of love, belt of passion, butterfly boots) [V]

 

Resounding objects (toaca) [V]

 

Positive (silver staff, bridge, chair, coin; gold ladder; crimson thread, , peacock feather) [V]

 

Holy (icons, candles) [V]



[modified on: 01 July 2021 11:17:36 by Sanda Golopentia]