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Many of these are still kept by people mainly those related to the important moments in life: birth, marriage, and death. Through them the moral values are communicated and handed over to the next generations.

At birth there are many interdictions and rituals that are to be held and the essential moments are related to the purifying act and recognition in the new state. From the folkloric point of view the godparent ship has a special importance.

The wedding is by far the most interesting family custom of all that is very complex in its traditional forms combining economic, law, ritual and folkloric elements. The popular "show" is almost fabulous. The acts from the marriage foundation are ritual and ceremonial meant to bring prosperity, fecundity, happiness and social integration to the young family. In this moment the popular costume gains some specific significances and the act of the ceremony is composed from many customs: the well - wishing at the bride's gate, the dowry dance in the bride's yard and the parents forgiveness, then the wedding at the groom's house, the gifts and the bride's adorning.
The musical repertoire is suitable: "the dowry dance", "the big dance", "three times around the table", "the bride's grief song", "the bride's ring dance", "the big ring dance".

Customs related to death are still actual - beliefs and rituals of ancient origins.
The ritual has many stages: the severance of the alive ones, the preparing for the passing in the other world and the integration in the world of the dead, the social equilibrium restoration after the deceased one passing. The relationship with the forefathers continues through different memorial manifestations.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Customs throughout the year  
 
These customs are also of a special beauty and profusion. Here are some of them: "Chiralesa", The day of the bear, "Filipii de iarna', The Winter's Elders, "Dochiile", The Green Branch, The Fires, The Forbidden Thursdays, "Sanzienele", "Foca", rituals for flocks protection, the churches' festivals.

The churches' festivals are related to the churches' patrons' wakes when the families meet their relatives or their members that live in other village of the commune. The whole community participates to the requiem for the dead in the village's cemetery.

The Fundu Moldovei commune is well known due to the abundance of customs related to the Christmas and New Year's celebration: Christmas carols, "clopotelul", "buhaiul" in the New Year's eve, dances of the masks, of the goat and deer, the bear, the old man and the hag, the bride and the groom, the seeding, popular theatre, the star dance and song. Characteristic of these customs is the artistic, literary, musical, choreographic, mimicry and dramatic reach repertoire.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
       
 
 
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