As a romanian, I kinda get it. This is pretty similar to our own little tradition of little tassly talisman thingies we give to the ladies in march. Except ours are much much smaller.
Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident of death. Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man�s opinion, even if he is our groom; tradition asks us not to neglect a good man�s opinion, even if he is our father.