Ceremonialul de înmormântare din localitatea Mireşti, raionul Hânceşti

Abstract

This article will describe the sequences of the funeral ritual that are currently found in the village of Mireşti, Hînceşti district. The aim of the research is to understand better the traditions and spiritual manifestations of the traditional man, his relationship with his environment at a crucial time in life, analyzing different rites, we could see what are the traditional folk beliefs about death. In this given locality there are still conservative characteristics, the locals managed to keep most of their customs as they were practiced by their ancestors. It must be specified, however, that this locality also gradually loses its customs, as an effect of globalization, so I consider it important to capture and record these customs and traditions before their disappearance.