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The ethnic and confessional diversity of the population imposes a communication, an interference of different ethno-confessional communities. Mixed marriage is one of the factors providing the link between interethnic and interreligious communities. As these communities were living together, it was natural that this "cooperation" should be visible in the case of marriage. Given the context, mixed marriages acquired an innate inter-culturalism due to the need to live together. Mixed marriage may be one of the social mechanisms to alter traditional spiritual values. It is a crossing of the barriers imposed by identity borders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From a demographic perspective, Cluj has been characterised by great ethnic and denominational diversity. Besides Romannians, here have lived Hungarians, Germans, Jews, Gypsies, etc. As regards the denominations that are found in this space, these include people of Orthodox, Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran, Mosaic as well as other confessions. In this context, mixed marriages perform the function of a linking element in society, their existence having the potential to reduce the likelihood of violent conflicts between various ethnic groups and increase the social cohesion of the society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]