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Caloian (also Calian(i), Caloiță, Scaloian, Gherman, or Iene) was a
rainmaking and
fertility rite in Romania,
similar in some ways to Dodola. Its namesake...
- of the
Slavic German; as such, it is used an
alternative name for the
Caloian ritual,
corresponding to the
South Slavic god. It may also
refer to: Gherman...
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petitioning for rain, and
water was
ceremonially poured over the stone.
Caloian,
Dodola and Perperuna,
among other terms,
refer to a
family of
Slavic and...
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Petru IV), Ivan Asen I (Romanian: Ioan Asan I) and
Kaloyan (Romanian:
Caloian)) are
still a
source of much controversy,
debated among historians. There...
-
examples include ceremonies in the
Balkans known as
Perperuna and
Dodola and
Caloian. Some US
farmers attempt to
bring rain
during droughts through prayer....
- and Dragons.
Dragobete (Romanian
folklore similar to Valentine's Day)
Caloian Paparuda Star boys'
singing procession "The Boys with the
Golden Stars"...
- from lightning,
though the
latter was
generally ascribed to
Saint Elijah.
Caloian Dodola and
Perperuna Janićijević,
pages 184-186. Pešikan-Ljuštanović "Герман"...
- give us barley, your
container will be
filled from the
water sources").
Caloian Dodola German (mythological being)
AZIZA Mohamed (1975). Les
formes traditionnelles...
-
related to Dodola.
Albanian paganism Folklore of
Romania Slavic paganism Caloian Perëndi
Porenut Porevit Qafleshi 2011, pp. 51–52;
Ministria 2014, p. 66...
- an army
captain who
later became a magistrate, and his wife
Maria (née
Caloian). He
attended high
school at Bucharest's
Saint Sava High
School and at...
