Mother' s Dear Babies - Visit of women at Aromanians

 Versiune în Limba Română AICI.

A special event with an immense joy in the Aromanian family was and is the birth of a boy, a future shepherd (picurar). It considers that the boy is the one who carry on the name of the family. At Aromanians exists the custom that the person who brings the news (sîhîrichea) is honored (miscut) by ​​relatives. When sîhîrichea announces the birth of a boy is obviously better rewarded. Today the news usually is brought by children who compete to be best rewarded. After a few days of birth, relatives (only women) come to congratulate the mother and child, and those who live in the house, bringing their different gifts (are said to go cu tigănile – with donuts). To protect mother and child, the bed is surrounded with a red thread. The baptism in church could take place and at three years depending on the material possibilities of family or godparents.

Sequence from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)

Sequence from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)

Sequence from the temporary exhibition Mother' s Dear Babies  (Ethnographic and Folk Art Museum Tulcea)

Aromanian dances at Researchers' Night

A choreographic suite performed by the Aromanian Folkloric Ensemble Dor from Sarighiol de Deal Village, Dobrogea region, Romania. Spectacle is a contemporaneous way to preserve the costume (even stylized), musical and choreographic repertory (dance steps, gestures, movement chronology etc.). In this act you can see Aromanian circle and semicircle  dances and some objects  used in the time of dance (hlambura - the cross with tricolor and flowers, câmbâloghi - the beads).

Eat in multi-ethnic style

I like to believe that Dobrogea is a meeting place between North and South and East and West. Here came sometime, people from different geographical areas, with various religions, cultures and lifestyles. And they told to this place HOME and made it exactly like the original HOME.

The traditional gastronomy is just one aspect of Dobrogea... but a very tasty one.

Photos taken in the court of Ethnographical and Folk Art Museum Tulcea.

Sarmale (forcemeat rolls in cabbage leaves)

Donuts

 

Romanians from Luncaviţa Village prepared  sarmale, donuts and Dobrogean pie.

 Aromanians  - Stejaru Village

 Aromanians prepared leek pie and fried peppers.

 

Italians from Greci Village prepared paste asciuto, pann de fritze and tiramisu.

 

 

Greeks from Izvoarele Village

 Souflaki

Spinach pie

Turks from Ciucurova Village

 

Baklava

Russian - Lipovans (Starovery) from Sarichioi Village

Preparation of caşnik

 

Preparation of piroşki

Ukrainians from Dunavăţu de Jos Village

 

Wedding breads

Baked carp

Russian - Lipovans (Starovery) from Slava Cercheză Village 

Preparation of vareniki

 Honey with nuts