Caloiță
deity single tradition · 1
The Caloiță is a secondary figure sometimes added to the Caloian effigy. In Potlogi, the Caloian (known here exclusively as Caloiță) is made from dough, and its coffin carved out of a pumpkin shell.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Romanian folklore.
Relationships
- consort of
- Caloian
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“sometimes, a secondary figure, the "female" Caloiță, would be added. Also according to Burada, the clay would be adorned with basil and the red-colored shells of Easter eggs, then placed inside a small coffin. Folklorist Ion I. Drăgoescu reported a form of the ritual as seen in Potlogi, where the Caloian (known here exclusively as Caloiță) is made from dough”
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