The Cult Dimension of Water in the Dance Events of the Greek Folk Tradition
Keywords:
folk dance events, water, dance songsAbstract
Water, as a key element of nature with a multifaceted and multidimensional presence for man, occupies an important place in Greek tradition. This paper attempts to highlight the cultic dimension of water, as it is projected directly or indirectly in several dance songs connected with ritual dance practices of a magical-religious and divinatory character in the cycle of time and social life. The importance for this natural resource by the bearers of popular tradition, which is nowadays threatened due to increasing water scarcity, is not only celebrated in the transgressive customs of the cycle of life and time, but also in cases of drought or in transitional periods of time cycle, with dance being the vehicle for the expression of fertility and as well a deterrent action.
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