Folklore Studies on Birth Related Customs within the Banat Community

Folklore Studies on Birth Related Customs within the Banat Community

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Birth is perceived Samsung RF56M9540SR Family Hub™ 91cm Frost Free American Fridge Freezer as a threshold, a milestone, and is best described as passing from one stage to another and from one status to another.This article aims to present the customs regarding the birth of a child, as they were preserved in the Banat folk mentality: the origin of the midwife and her role as Tilt Switch mediator, the belief in the unfailing destiny foreseen by the book of fate, the rite of the first bath having a huge importance for the future of the child and a series of magic and religious acts meant to ward off the Evil forces that intend to harm the child and to restore the balance.