CULTURAL BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE 2012-2014

1. CULTURAL BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE2012-2014 Parteners: • Petőfi Sándor Általános Művelődési Központ Cserkeszőlő-Szelevény-Tiszainoka-Tiszasas/ Általános Iskola Cserkeszőlő - HU; • Gülbağ Selim Sırrı Tarcan İlköğretim Okulu -TR; • Istituto Comprensivo Statale“Benedetto Croce”- IT; • VERGALES PAMATSKOLA - LV; • Dimotiko Scholeio Katharis- Dimitri Liperti - CY; Coordinating school: • Şcoala Gimnazială Nr. 11, Botoşani - RO

2. Romanian Traditional Folk CraftsTraditional Folk Crafts WorkshopItaly, October 2013 This product was realized bythe students and teachers, members of the Comenius project team, in School No. 11 Botoșani – Romania

3. Romania n artisans have always show n great talent and skill in wodcarving, potery, embroidery and weaving, basket-weaving , egg decorating, creating traditional masks or painting icons on glass. BotoșaniCounty, through the talent and diligence of the people living here, has become a place where many traditional crafts are preserved. Interior of traditional Romanian house Etnographic Museum in Botosani Interior of traditional Romanian house - Ethnogrphic Museum in Botosani

4. Woodcarving - Wood carving is still practiced in many villages all over the country. Using different techniques like cutting, peeling, sculpture, the craftsmen turn wood into puppets, spoons, plates, icons and mask decorated with beautiful and complicated embroidery. This craft of woodworking stand at the origin of house building, churches, traditional furniture and objects for daily use in a traditional house. There are young masters in wood carving, who have learned the techniques from their parents , and continue to keep this tradition alive. Carved wooden spoons Carved wooden spoons

5. Traditional needlepointing and embroidery - No more than a century ago, clothes, bed sheets, carpets and other home textiles where made by the women in the house. They used to have a huge machine called “război” in Romanian , which was used for making the cloth . Blouses, shirts and traditional skirts were made which were then adorned with beautiful hand stitching. Girls learned how to sew their first simple embroidery when they were 6 or 7 years old. Nowadays, there are very few women who can still do that, and the “război “ has been turned into a museum item. Handmade traditional apron Handmade Romanian blouse

6. Icons on glass- Painting icons on glass is a traditional Romanian craft. The icons on glass appeared for the first time in Transylvania where the craft was borrowed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This knowledge is passed down from generation to generation, from parents to children, many artists remaining anonymous.. A typical icon on glass represents a character or more, the remaining space is filled with flowers borders, rope borders or stars borders . In Moldavia, icons are adorned with flowers larger than the human representations . Romanian Orthodox icons painted on glass

7. Decorating eggs - In some Romanian villages, the art of decorating eggs (încondeierea ouălelor) is passed on from one generation to another. Perhaps the most sophisticated and well-preserved egg-decorating techniques come from Bucovina, in northern Moldavia. Here, women still use the same egg-decorating motives from the Romanian folklore that were used centuries ago. The most common colors for Romanian eggs are red, yellow, and black. These colors also feature heavily in traditional Romanian clothing. Romanian Easter decorated eggs on a traditional towel Traditional Romanian hand decorated Easter egg

8. Masks - Masks are linked to folk festivals held predominantly in Maramures and Moldavia. In Vorona, near Botosani , lives one of the most known Romanian mask craftsman. Typically made of animal skin (sheep, goats or cows) theyare decorated with fabric, hats, pompoms, metallic bits, feathers, beans, straw and animal horns .They are worn, traditionally, in December and early January , to welcome the New Year. Folk Masks Exhibitionin Botoșani Ritual mask- Vorona , Botoșani

9. Traditional Folk Crafts Workshop in School No. 11, Botoșani The forth graders learn how to doneedlepoint, decorate Easter eggs and wooden spoons during the Traditional Folk Crafts Workshop, under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Corina Palade.