| dc.description.abstract | The article aims at pointing out temporal indicators occurring in folk stereotypes. The early man dividing his time
according to the position of the sun and then the moon distinguished a day, a year, and a month. Culmination
periods were of particular significance. During the year, summer and winter solstices were such periods, whereas
during the 24 hours it was noon and midnight. These culmination points, which are the meeting points of the
physical and extraterrestrial world, are visible in the folk culture. Preserved in various forms and folk genres
(such as proverbs, fairy tales, and legends) the texts show that those periods are the demon times, during which
the human behaviour is controlled by specific prohibitions and orders. The primary division overlaps with the
secondary, Christian division of time. Thus the ordinary and sacral time periods are distinguished. | en_EN |
