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    In Romanian mythology, Baba Dochia, or The Old Dokia, is a figure identified with the return of spring. She is sometimes imagined as "an old woman who...
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  • midwinter. The Romanian holiday Mărțișor is a variant of Baba Marta. Pizho and Penda Baba Dochia Williams, Victoria R. (2016-11-21). Celebrating Life Customs...
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    winter and start of spring. In particular it is connected to the days of "Baba Dochia", a mythological figure in Romanian folklore, and March, which in antiquity...
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    Without Aging and Life Without Death" "Trandafiru" Baba Cloanța (similar to Muma Pădurii) Baba Dochia Calul năzdrăvan (similar to Pegasus, direct translation:...
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  • Romanian holiday celebrated on February 24. Dragobete was the son of Baba Dochia, which stands for the main person in the myth related to spring arrival...
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    a character from Romanian folklore who was supposed to be the son of Baba Dochia. Its date used to vary depending on the geographical area, however nowadays...
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    Slavic Евдокия / Євдокія (Yevdokiya) In Romanian folklore, the figure of Baba Dochia is thought to have taken her name from Eudokia. "Martyr Eudokia of Heliopolis"...
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    20th and 21st centuries: Listed alphabetically Aeroport Antene Aradului Baba Dochia Badea Cârțan Blașcovici Braytim–Timișoara Sud Bucovina Buziașului Câmpului...
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    Familia (Oradea). In the latter magazine, he published studies about Baba Dochia, Romanian botanical terminology and Latin-origin words specific to the...
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    created himself a fictional location, called Dochia — a reference to both Dacia and the myth of Baba Dochia, which houses the Ceahlău Massif under the name...
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