Căluşari
Sign in to saveThe Călușari (, ; ; singular: Călușar) are the participants to an old traditional Romanian dance known as the ''''''. "Căluș" translates to horse, but in an endearing form. Originally Romanian, the practice later spread to North Bulgaria. From three weeks after Easter until Pentecost, called in Romanian, for around two weeks they have traditionally travelled to all their local communities where they would dance, accompanied by a few fiddlers.
Key facts
- Dance.name
- Călușari
- Dance.image
- Căluşari Cristian, Sibiu.jpg
- Dance.genre
- Tradicional
- Dance.caption
- Dancers dressed in the călușari style
- Dance.origin
- Romania
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Căluş ritual
- Intangible heritage.Country
- Romania
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 00090
- Intangible heritage.Region
- ENA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2008
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 3rd
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Description
- ''Căluș'' dance
- Association with fairies
- Military elements
- Similar dances
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Călușari (, ; ; singular: Călușar) are the participants to an old traditional Romanian dance known as the ''''. "Căluș" translates to horse, but in an endearing form. Originally Romanian, the practice later spread to North Bulgaria. From three weeks after Easter until Pentecost, called in Romanian, for around two weeks they have traditionally travelled to all their local communities where they would dance, accompanied by a few fiddlers.
== History == The origins of the Călușari are unknown, although the first written attestations are from the 17th-century musical notations of Ioan Căianu.