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'''Paparuda''' is a ] in ], probably of ] origin, celebrated in the spring and in times of severe drought, in order to invoke rain. A girl wearing a skirt made out of knitted vines and small branches sings and dance through the streets of the village while the peasants pour water on her. '''Paparuda''' is a ] in ], probably of ] origin, celebrated in the spring and in times of severe drought, in order to invoke rain. A girl wearing a skirt made out of knitted vines and small branches sings and dance through the streets of the village stopping at every house, where the hosts pour water on her.


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Paparuda

Paparuda is a rain ritual in Romania, probably of pagan origin, celebrated in the spring and in times of severe drought, in order to invoke rain. A girl wearing a skirt made out of knitted vines and small branches sings and dance through the streets of the village stopping at every house, where the hosts pour water on her.

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