Agria 42. (Az Egri Múzeum Évkönyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2006)

S. Lackovits Emőke: Egyházkelő és paszita a Balaton-felvidéki reformátusoknál

SZENDREY Zsigmond 1932 Egyházkelő. Ethnographia 85-87. TORKOS Jakab 1747 Dunántúli református püspök generális (általános) vizitációja. Dunántúli Református Egyházkerület Tudományos Gyűjteményei Kézirattár. O. 669. Pápa. VAJKAI Aurél 1959 Szentgál. Egy bakonyi falu néprajza. Budapest. 1987 Szentgál. Egy bakonyi falu folklórja. Budapest. Emőke S. Lackovits Birth and Baptism among the Calviniste of the Balaton Highlands The birth of a child to the family of a rural labourer was considered to be a blessing from God. As the first of the three major rites of passage in a person's life, baptism was accompanied by a number of customs. While administering the holy sacraments stood at the centre, it was preceded and followed by a number of other customs each connected with the community in question. One of the most important of these was the blessing of the mother. Such a ceremony has its origins in the Old Testament Nevertheless the Christian tradition is not the same as the Jewish purification, as it is simply giving thanks for a new life given and one protected. The mother's first journey in the 2-6 weeks following the birth was to the church, where she also took her child. They were accompanied by the midwife, the godparent and the female neighbours or relatives. As part of the morning service the priest gave thanks for the new life and the mother, and blessing the both of them. A special stole was worn for the occasion. Despite the strict adherence to the custom in Calvinist congregations up to the 18th century, there were still those who refused to take part in it. This was sufficient to force the authorities to make the ceremony compulsory in the Calvinist Diocese of Transdanubia Diocese from 1745. With this the placing of sanctions against the communities involved were not unknown. 339