Traditional construction in all corners of the world was based on natural materials available in the immediate area. In the mite, these materials primarily included wood. Sturdy species, such as oak, were used for foundations, joists and posts; while fir and pine were the primary building blocks1. In addition to wood, stone (for foundations), brushwood2 …
A celebratory symbolic day is Tsiknopempti and this is an annual ceremony, the origin of which is lost over the centuries. The most likely version is that it comes from the Bacchus festivals of the ancient Greeks and is one of the few that managed to be preserved. Tsiknopempti is in the 2nd week of …
A well-known Pontiac food is pisi (pl. pisia). Pisi is a type of pie, which takes its name because it is fried. The word pisi is Turkish and we asked Mrs. Anatoli Chatzisavva, who we photographed making them, for the recipe, the implementation and for further information about pisia. Mrs. Anatoli has been making pisia …
For Romanians, grape picking has been, since ancient times, an opportunity to celebrate and to give rein to some customs and superstitions. An ancient custom of the winegrowers in the vineyards of Buzău is that of crushing the grapes with their feet, by young and beautiful maidens. Others, on the first day of picking, give …
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