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The Zmeu (plural: zmei, feminine: zmeoaică / zmeoaice) is a fantastic creature of Romanian folklore and Romanian mythology. Though referred by some sources as a dragon, the zmeu is nevertheless distinct, because it usually has clear anthropomorphic traits: it is humanoid and has legs, arms, the ability to create and use artifacts such as ...
A dragon sculpture in Romania. A balaur (pl. balauri) in Romanian folklore is a type of many-headed dragon or monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be equipped with wings. The number of heads is usually around three, but they can also have seven heads or even twelve heads according to some legends.
In this version, the type of dragon they rode were the balauri (sing. balaur). [18] [19] This dragon can be brought out of a bottomlessly deep lake by using "golden reins" or bridle (German: ein goldene Zaum"; Romanian: un frâu de aur), and the wizard and dragon would create storms or bring down hail. [19] [20]
The Romanian zmeu could also be deemed a "Slavic" dragon, but a non-cognate etymology has been proposed. A zmei may be beast-like or human-like (assuming dragon form in air, human form on ground), sometimes wooing women, but often plays the role of chief antagonist in Russian literature.
The generic name Balaur (three syllables, stressed on the second /a/) is from the Romanian word for a dragon of Romanian folklore, while the specific epithet bondoc (meaning "a squat, chubby individual") refers to the small, robust shape of the animal.
Chinese New Year is on Saturday, February 10th. Also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, Chinese New Year is celebrated at the second new moon following the Winter Solstice. This ...
Twenty years earlier, a description of the Scholomance and its pupils (the Scholomonariu) was given in an article written by Wilhelm Schmidt (1817–1901), a German schoolteacher at the Romanian town of Hermannstadt. [8] [9] [10] Some modern commentators have referred to the school as "L'École du Dragon" [11] or "The School of the Dragon". [12]
The etymology of the word blajin (adj.) is the Slavonian blažĕnŭ meaning 'kind, well-minding person'. [3] According to Christian calendar, Romanians from Banat, Transylvania, Bucovina and Maramureș counties celebrate Easter of Blajini on first Monday after St. Thomas Sunday. Easter of Blajini is called also Easter of Deaths or Mighty Easter.