#structural ethnography
- Ardău — A regional term used in Transylvania to designate an inhabitant of the historical region of Transylvania (Ardeal/Transylvanian) or, in an old ethnographic sense, a traditional Romanian folk dance from the Bihor area performed with lively rhythmic steps. Additionally, in certain rural dialectal glossaries, the word denotes a large hollowed piece of wood or a massive wooden tub structurally used in households for storing liquids or grains.
- Maypole branch — A rare regional variant or archaic dialectal form for the term 'arminden', designating the 1st of May (Arminden Day), traditionally celebrated in the Romanian rural world as a symbol of spring, vegetation, and land fertility. Additionally, the word refers to the green tree, leafy branch, or decorated pole that peasants structurally placed in front of gates, houses, or stables on this day to protect the household from evil spirits and hail.
- Maypole branch variant — A rare regional or archaic variant of the term arminden, used in certain popular dialects within the Romanian area to designate the 1st of May, considered a festival of spring, fertility, and the renewal of nature. The term also applies to the green branch, leafy tree, or decorated pole that locals structurally placed at gates or in stables to bring prosperity and protect the household from severe weather and evil spirits.
- Arminden festival — A traditional Romanian holiday celebrated on the 1st of May, which marks the beginning of the agricultural summer and symbolizes fertility, crop protection, and the regeneration of nature. The term also designates the tree stripped of branches up to the top or the green bough of oak, beech, or birch that people structurally place in front of houses, gates, or stables on this day to protect the household from strigoi, hail, and diseases.