Talk:The Calusari

Rating in the UK
Really? The Calusari received the most explicit rating in the UK? I find that hard to believe, especially compared to episodes like "Home". Any chance this is an error? Or, if not an error, can we have a citation, because I think I won't be the only one to be surprised by this info. --lquilter 21:15, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It's true. BBFC article on the ep - it's rated "18". "Home" only got a "15". 80.193.189.7 18:52, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Plot Inconsistencies
The article repeatedly mentions that the episode suffers from plot inconsistencies, but does not describe them at any point. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.179.39.8 (talk) 05:10, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Calusarii in Romanian tradition
The episode does a very inaccurate representation of Romanian folk traditions. In Romania, the Călușari are dancers, young men dressed in white clothes with lots of colorful decorations, quite similar with Morris Dancers in England. In some parts of Romania, it was thought that the Calusari cure some illnesses caused by evil spirits, but not demonic possession or possession by ghosts. People thought that the Călușari cure paralysis or muteness caused by evil fairies named "Iele" by dancing around the sick person. The Romanian incantation used in the episode, "Voi, ielelor, măiestrelor, dușmanele oamenilor..." ("You, Iele, magical ones, enemies of the mankind...") is directed against these evil fairies, who according to Romanian folklore look like beautiful women and allegedly dance together in circle in summer nights and cause paralysis or muteness to the man who sees them. For alleged demonic possession, the exorcism was performed not by Călușari, but by Orthodox priests in churches and monasteries. And the swastika is not involved in Romanian folk traditions.

I posted this paragraph in the article, but it was almost instantly deleted. The user who deleted it said that it lacked citations - but there is a Wikipedia page for Călușari, with photos of Călușari and informations about their dance:

Călușari

including information about the belief that they "cure the victims of fairies" (with a source by Mircea Eliade) :

"Due to their connection with the fairies, the Călușari were believed to be able to cure the victims of fairies and for around two weeks - from three weeks after Easter till Pentecost - would travel to all the local communities where they would dance, accompanied by a few fiddlers, in order to do so.[3]"

I was in the process of editing and linking to that page when my paragraph was deleted. A Reader (talk) 11:01, 21 April 2017 (UTC)


 * As I noted when I removed it, the content was added without any citations; and in order to be relevant to this article specifically would need to mention the connection to the subject of this article—simply discussing the real-world Călușari doesn't belong here unless the sources being used already make the connection (WP:COATRACK gives an overview of this—but essentially, if we use unrelated sources to discuss a connection the sources didn't make, we're creating new information which we aren't meant to do). If there are sources discussing the disparity between the real Călușari and the fictional appearance in this episode, then it would be a perfect addition to the article but otherwise it belongs at the Călușari page. G RAPPLE   X  12:37, 21 April 2017 (UTC)