Golopentia_1998/044: Love charm and countercharm scenario: Against hate for beauty (undoing a hate charm)

Collected in Moldova by Al. Vasiliu; at Brusturi (1970)

Moldova Detail Map
charm text

Collector's Categorization: [None]

Local Designation: di dragosti (for love)

Informant: Ioana Toma (Catrinii); F age 65

Translator(s): Sanda Golopentia, W. R.

Reference(s): Golopentia_1998 044, p. 147-150; Vasiliu_1934 p. 19

Timing & Setting: Thursday and/or Saturday morning [V] Other (Thursday morning) [T]

Inventory Items

Auxiliaries

Mother of the Lord [V]

 

Basil (branch of basil) [T]

 

Wild positive (flowers (in the garden)) [T]

Plants

Basil (proudly floweriing basil, chosen among all flowers/weeds) [V]

 

Wild positive (flowers, weeds) [V]

 

Water/Dew (unstarted water) [T]

Substances

Holy (holy water; water, holy oil, and wine (drops) from Jordan's well) [V]

 

Impure (mud, slime, fapt, hate) [V]

 

Water/Dew (holy water, water from Jordan's well) [V]

Objects

Holy (icons, church, ladder of gold) [V]

 

Resounding objects (trompet, pipe) [V]

Animal

Domestic negative (dogs (mangy, matted)) [V]



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