"Capra din Mălini", Romanian traditional Christmas ritual from Moldova, Suceava area, Mălini village.
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"Capra" (female goat) is a guiser wearing an animal mask who cuts his ribald capers at midwinter (Christmas and New Year Events), escorted by a group of men (declaimers) and often decked with the ribbons of the village girls. The lower jaw of the dancer's mask is hinged, and with the aid of a string it can be clapped against the upper jaw, producing a percussive accompaniment to the dance.
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© Fabris, 2010
12 дек 2010
