Ristipuud lõuna-eesti matusekombestikus

A particular ritual belonging to traditional funeral customs of Hargla, Karula, Kanepi, Urvaste, Põlva, Rõuge and Räpina parish in the South - Estonia is cutting a cross on a tree when seeing off the deceased from home or chapel to the graveyard. Cross-tree ( Kreutzbaum (Germ); ristipuu, ristikko (F...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marju Kõivupuu
Format: Article
Language:Estonian
Published: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum 1996-01-01
Series:Mäetagused
Online Access:http://www.folklore.ee/tagused/nr1/puurist.htm