Abstract
Considering every tradition as a complex of rituals grouped under a central aim, around which all the other component rites are gravitating, we propose to present the ritual beating as a specific means of education in the Romanian village. One of the most archaic and universal custom, the beating ritual is known in a multitude of patterns and covers a series of traditions, mystical scenarios and folk texts. The present paper aims to present an ethnographical radiography of this ritual, emphasizing on its psychological profile
Key words: ritual beating, ethnographical radiography