Paper short abstract:

In my talk I will present changes of narrative traditions related to pilgrimage places. It records the perpetuation of legends linked to pilgrimage places, and in particular to a famous Transylvanian pilgrimage place, and the enrichment of narrative traditions with new types in the recent folklore.

Paper long abstract:

In my talk I would like to present changes in the narrative tradition topics related to pilgrimage places and those told by pilgrims in the particular case of a Hungarian pilgrimage place in Transylvania. I will show the legend types that remained unchanged throughout the centuries and those born in modern times.

I will present that part of the Transylvanian pilgrimage tradition circles which has exceptionally extensive folkloristic literature, however, overall has been unrevealed so far. I will introduce the narrative texts related to the Shrine of Csíksomlyó, which otherwise is of monographic demand. I will demonstrate the most important the historical prospects, chronological characteristics, geographical distribution and mainly the typological diversity of these legends. The legend circle of the Shrine of Csíksomlyó in Romania is the totality of the related narrative traditions, that is to say, both the hundred-year-old miracle stories written in different Church historical sources, as well as the recent popular short stories collected from oral tradition. Although the time and the circumstances of the records differ significantly, the aim of the narration and the topic of the legends are the same.