Does the “Dragobete” still kiss the girls? (e-mail, e-marriage and our e-celebration as Romanian European citizens)
This paper compares traditional celebration and the modern one by employing the example of two February celebrations: Valentine’s Day, a Western celebration – in-existent in the Romanian tradition – taken artificially under the influence of globalization and the „Dragobete” – a Romanian traditional celebration, but specific only to a relatively limited number of areas.
For the modern man, the celebration is no longer a time for sacredness but rather a time to rest, which is consumed under the sign of certain automatic or formal responses. In the case of traditional celebrations, one can observe more and more their artificial, imposed, and invented side – in order to become synchronized to the UNESCO principle of „safeguarding the heritage”.
Moreover, celebration is consumed very often within the confines of the internet virtual environment, thus becoming an e-celebration – just as the greeting card has become an e-mail and love that Valentine’s Day or „Dragobete” refer to, is consumed also online, generating e-marriages.
Keywords: Dragobete, e-mail, e-marriage, Valentine’s Day
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