Sânziană
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Sânziană is the Romanian name for gentle fairies who play an important part in local folklore. These fairies are honored in an annual festival called Sânziene celebrated on June 24. The name comes from the Latin Sancta Diana, connecting these fairies to the Roman goddess Diana.
When
- Historical notes
- Celebrated annually on June 24 in western Carpathian Mountains, similar to Swedish Midsummer.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Diana
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Sânziană is the Romanian name for gentle fairies who play an important part in local folklore, also used to designate the Galium verum or Cruciata laevipes flowers. Under the plural form Sânziene, the word designates an annual festival”
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