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PELMUŞ, Bogdan Willkrin PETRY, Carmen Nicoleta The partners of the event are: The Union of Plastic
POPESCU, Magdalena and Bogdan PELMUŞ, Artists of Romania, Ovidius University Constanța,
Eugen RAPPORTEURU, Cornel RĂDULEA, Histria Winery, Ana and Ion.
Romeo RĂILEANU, Adriana ROPOTAN, Monica About Ignat and the ritual of cutting the pig:
RUS, Constantin RUSU, Ilie RUSU, Valeriu SEPI, “The pig is considered in ancient sacred animal
Maria SECELEANU, Monica STOIAN, Gabriel cultures, anmal emblematic of the gods of vegetation
SMOLEAC, Florin STOICIU, Anastasia Georgeta – Osiris (to the Egyptians, who sometimes identify
STOICIU, Costin STURZA, Valeriu Şușnea, Cristian it with the god), Demeter and Persephone (agrarian
TARBĂ, Andreea Marina TOFOLEANU, Mihai goddesses in the Greeks), or Ceres (Roman goddess
TUGEARU, Mina TÖMPE, Mădălina TUTOVEANU, of wheat). He was ritually sacrificed in their honor
Lucian ȚĂRAN, Ion TIȚOIU, Cătălin TRANDAFIR, in large public ceremonies, from which there were
Daniela Ţurcanu, Bogdan Alexandru UNGUREANU, no missing ritual culinary acts, followed by common
Viorel UNGUREANU, Anca Christiana VAL,Răzvan meals at which people ate in the faith of purification
VASILESCU, Georgeta VASILIEV, Filiz VELULA, and reinforcement through the vital power of the flesh
Aurel VLAD, Eva VLĂDEANU, Doru VLĂDOIU, of the assimilated animal. In the bachetes organized at
Daniel Adamescu ZAPOROJAN Saturnalii, the basic food was pork, so the “sacrifice of
Prof. Dr. Suzana Fântânariu, the graphic designer the pig” was characteristic of the Romanian holiday.”
who received the Grand Prix from the Romanian “Cutting the pig is a ritual act with roots that are found
Union of Plastic Artists in 2018, an exceptional artist, deep in the history of human civilization.”
tells of his works, which he sent all the way from “According to some sources, the boar in Europe would
Timisoara for this exhibition: have been domesticated by about 10,000 years BC in
“I’ve done several works that have the owl as their the lower valley of the Danube.”
main character. They’re basically portraits of owls. “For the Romanian peasant, Christmas actually begins
Serial objects, two-dimensional. I thought it was at Ignat, with the pig cutting. In addition, ethnologists
appropriate to send these works because the owl is the signal his presence even in carols: “The roar ingenuity
symbol of spirituality. It can be a general symbol that has suffered a morphological substitution through a
can link everything that happens in the exhibition. It pig’s head. However, it is apparent from the text of
is about Romanian spirituality in your exhibition. The the carol that it is wild boar, not pork. (...) <<Lord,
owl is a bird that watches. It is not the bird itself that is if you ask me / i tell you with your right: / up to the
important, especially its symbolism. It creates a lot of mountain I lived, / jir and acorn I grazed, / down to the
mystery. Art is generally mystery, as Eugen Ionesco valley I descended, / fresh water I drank, / fresh water
said. “ of prundiş, / and I lived in the clearing...”
At the opening, participants will also be delighted “A sacred animal for dacians, the boar was loaded
with Paul Băcilă’s culinary vision and the wines of on our plateaus with a symbolism of both Celtic and
histria wine. The organizer of the event is Dorin elin, representing according to Romulus Vulcănescu
Barbu, and curators are: Florin Stoiciu, Anastasia a “demon of brutal force, warrior rage, vitality and
Stoiciu, Răzvan Constantin Caratănase (Zuzu) and prolificity, for which it was considered a “special
Răzvan Dragoș. food”, consumed annually in early November, which

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