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Folk Arhitecture
House pins belong to the traditional elements characteristic to the Romanian
village architecture and are made of wood or clay. They are placed at
the ends of the house roof coping and have a double function:; they protect
the structure from water infiltration, they also have a decorative role,
their presence and their spectacular shape being significant as to the
farmer's position and statute within the village world. Also know under
various local names, such as: "slivers", "blisters"
or "arrows", the clay house pin replaced gradually, in certain
zones oh the
Romanian regions oh Oltenia, Wallachia and Moldavia, the wooden piece
placed at the ends of the shingle-made roof, around which the big roof-poles
are gathered; its upper part is visible, it is 50-60 cm up to one meter
long and its modeled volumes are similar to those of the house pillars.
The geometrical motif is the most frequent (with a cylindrical
base, its body profile is elongated and pointed, like a church tower).
A special category includes the house pins having a bird-like profile:
vultures, whoops, cocks- the last ones being very frequently represented.
The folk ancient mentality it is he house protector or of he frog represented
fertility and of the cock which is another protector of the household,
heralding the sunrise and the victory oh the light against the darkness.
But the presence of the cock on the roof in certain cases it represented
traditional organization oh the family, with the man
as a leader so that one can say that it is the sign that in the house
it is the "cock who always has the ultimate word".
Iolanda Stancila,8th grade A
Eforie Nord School,Romania
Coordinator Iuliana NeacsuRomanian Teacher
iulianan@efnord.lefo.ro
BV: Folk art2
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Troytsa
Alexandru Tzizara-samurcas explained that the Romanian word for triptych
cross9troytsa). Treble crosses with one single horizontal arm. More often
than not, wooden triptych crosses are placed in the fields to offer protection
to the crops, or at the village entrance, so at to protect the community;they
stand close to fountains to mark a resting
place and as an incentive for the travelers to stop there, recollect and
pray. Wooden triptych crosses are also to be found in places where certain
special events occurred or were someone had once a vision, but they also
stand as monuments in the memory of soldiers who died in battle. Carved
in beech-tree, oak-tree or sycamore wood and adorned with sculptures,
paintings, inscriptions, sometimes surrounded by the structure of a small
shelter, wooden triptych crosses are to be found all over the territory
of Romania. The most frequently encountered iconographic theme is the
Crucification of Jesus, who is represented either with the two thieves
by His sides or toghether with the Prude Women. On certain wooden triptych
crosses scenes from Savior's life and representation of the Apostles and
Evangelists are carved or painted, similar to those on the iconostases
in churches. The older crosses, dating from the XVIIIth century, are richer
in symbols: the Catherine wheel or the romb - representation of the Sun
or the circle and the spiral, which stand for eternal life.
More recent wooden triptych crosses display a slightly more profuse floral
decoration within which the solar Catherine wheel often becomes a flower
with six or eight petals.
Neacsu Bianca
8th grade A,Eforie Nord School,Romania
Coordinator Iuliana Neacsu-Romanian Teacher
iulianan@efnord.lefo.ro
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