Spectacol "Cânt și joc de Dragobete",24.02.2023/ The folklore show "Dragobete song and dance"

Описание: Spectacolul folcloric " Cânt și joc de Dragobete", Slobozia, 24 februarie 2023, al Centrului Județean pentru Conservarea și Promovarea Culturii Ialomița, cu sprijinul Consiliului Județean Ialomița. Artiștii care au susținut acest spectacol al iubirii tradiționale românești sunt: Ansamblul folcloric "Doina Bărăganului"( orchestra condusă de către dl Mihai Albeșteanu și trupa de dansuri populare, de către dl coregraf Nicușor Iancu), Nicole Dumitrașcu, Ionuț Cocoș, Nicoleta Rădinciuc-Vlad, Daniel Trifu, Ruxandra Pitulice, Gheorghe Rizea, Ștefan Cigu și Matilda Pascal Cojocărița.
Sunt mândră că în cadrul acestui regal folcloric a participat și fratele meu ca dansator al ansamblului folcloric "Doina Bărăganului". 💙💛❤️
The folklore show "Dragobete Song and Dance", Slobozia, February 24, 2023, of the Ialomița County Center for the Conservation and Promotion of Culture, with the support of the Ialomița County Council. The artists who supported this show of traditional Romanian love are: "Doina Bărăganului" folk ensemble (the orchestra led by Mr. Mihai Albeșteanu and the folk dance troupe, by Mr. Nicușor Iancu), Nicole Dumitrașcu, Ionuț Cocoș, Nicoleta Rădinciuc-Vlad , Daniel Trifu, Ruxandra Pitulice, Gheorghe Rizea, Ștefan Cigu and Matilda Pascal Cojocărița. I am proud that my brother, Alin Boitan, also participated in this folkloric festival, as a dancer of the folk ensemble "Doina Bărăganului". 💙💛❤️ #CJCPCT Ialomita ‪@ccpil‬ 💙💛❤️
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Everyone knows about Saint Valentine and Valentine's Day, but few know that before it, the Dacians and their Romanian descendants, celebrated love from ancient times, on February 24, their Saint Valentine bearing the name of Dragobete.
A legend says that Dragobetele, son of Dochia and nephew King Decebalus, was the god of love and good mood. It was also called Spring Cap or Summer Cap and was identified with Cupidon, the god of love in Roman mythology, and with Eros, his correspondent in Greek mythology.
Another name for him was the Stormtrooper, being perceived as a handsome and needy boy who made young girls lose their minds. A kind of Flyer then metamorphosed by the Mother of God (Virgin Mary) into a flower.
Among the Dacians, he was the god who officiated the wedding of all animals at the beginning of spring. In Greek mythology, birds were regarded as messengers of the gods, "bird" in Greek meaning "message of heaven," and over time, this tradition spread to humans.
On Dragobete, girls and boys meet so that their love lasts the whole year, like the birds that "get engaged" on this day. Following the model of the fliers, girls and boys met to celebrate Dragobetele to stay in love throughout the year. If the weather was favorable, they would gather in groups and go out to the forest howling and clucking, to pick the first flowers of spring: the snowdrop and the bracken. From the melted snow, the girls made reserves of water with which they washed themselves during certain holidays during the year.
Although the locals believe that Dragobetele from heaven officiated marriages between non-speaking women, over time the legend took another turn, Dragobetele signifying the coming of spring and the awakening of nature to life.
The legend of Dragobete says that all those who participated in the parties on this day were safe from diseases. Popular beliefs hold that on Dragobete householders received the heavenly blessing of the God of Love, giving them prosperity and abundance in their homes and households.
On Dragobete, every Romanian celebrates love, being more careful with each other, giving the loved one the most beautiful gifts.