Târcolitul viei : un rit al vitei de vie

The A. presents a rite of the grape vine, scarcely studied so far ; that is, in folkloristic terminology is named as « târcolitul viei » (a ritual surrounding of the vineyard). It is about a rite that was practiced in the South-West areas of Mehedinti county at the 1 st of January when the host went to the vineyard, cut three vines from three vine stocks, threatening it that he would cut it if it didn't do grapes, then carousing at the bottom of the vineyard with the neighbours