Project:

""WE SHOULD KEEP WE SHOULD KEEP ALIVE OUR ALIVE OUR

FOLK TRADITIONS,FOLK TRADITIONS,CUSTOMS AND ART CUSTOMS AND ART

““Financed by The Minister Financed by The Minister of Education of Romaniaof Education of Romania

Project:Project:

Brodina SchoolSuceava County

Romania

BRODINA Village

ROMANIA

Project teamProject team

• Ursulean Vasile – coordinatorUrsulean Vasile – coordinator• Caltun Ovidiu – consultant Caltun Ovidiu – consultant • Coriciuc NataliaCoriciuc Natalia• Coriciuc NeculaiCoriciuc Neculai• Ursulean MihaelaUrsulean Mihaela• Caltun Ioana - promoterCaltun Ioana - promoter

• Torac ElenaTorac Elena – Handicraftsman & Trainer – Handicraftsman & Trainer

General Aim of the General Aim of the ProjectProject

Let Us Keep Alive Let Us Keep Alive Our Folk Our Folk

Traditions, Traditions, Customs and ArtCustoms and Art

turning to the best account of the local customs from the community perspective, with a special emphasis on the professional orientation and social insertionachievement of audio-visual documentary supplies for the evaluation of folk traditions especially inter-cultural dissemination of culturedevelopment of aesthetic interests and promotion of our national character and of the other ethnic nationalitiesdevelopment of the spirit of European culture membership as well as turning to the best account of the local economical potentialinvolvement of families and local authorities in the decisions concerning the educational politics and the support of schools in rising their non-formal educational qualityopening of channels to inform the local community and connect people to the economical reality of other European communitiesrequirement of a typical atmosphere and a personalized ethos in schools

Special aims

The following activities taken place within the The following activities taken place within the framework of the project:framework of the project:

• initiation of a school group with the aim:”Let’s redeem our local customs initiation of a school group with the aim:”Let’s redeem our local customs !”!”

• a school club: “The little egg-painter”a school club: “The little egg-painter”• finding information on the custom of egg painting and identification of finding information on the custom of egg painting and identification of

traditional patternstraditional patterns• pupils’ initiation sessions under the assistance egg painting folk expertspupils’ initiation sessions under the assistance egg painting folk experts• pupils’ documentary and promotional visits to Iasi on the egg painting pupils’ documentary and promotional visits to Iasi on the egg painting

technique customtechnique custom• exhibitions of painted eggs and technical egg painting sessions on the exhibitions of painted eggs and technical egg painting sessions on the

occasion of meetings and local holidaysoccasion of meetings and local holidays• participation in fairs and exhibitsparticipation in fairs and exhibits• publication of Egg painter Guide accompanied by a CDpublication of Egg painter Guide accompanied by a CD• yearly manifestation entitled “Persistence of century old traditions in egg yearly manifestation entitled “Persistence of century old traditions in egg

painting”painting”

Target GroupTarget Group

• twenty pupils ,members of “ twenty pupils ,members of “ Let’s redeem our local Let’s redeem our local customs” initiation groupcustoms” initiation group

• twenty pupils ,members of The twenty pupils ,members of The Little Egg painter “ school clubLittle Egg painter “ school club

• six teacherssix teachers

The expected outcomeThe expected outcome

-discovery of local traditions and customs and their capitalization in the social and economical life of our community

-promotion of mutual understanding and respect for the cultural values of each ethnic nationality

-promotion of the inter-cultural dialogue

The expected outcomeThe expected outcome - publcation of a guide and CD for egg

painters(500 copies)- publication of a multimedia album with

images taken by pupils during their documentary trips

- preoccupation for the rising of artistic and technical quality of the little craftsmen

- publication of posters and distribution of promotional multimedia supplies

- preoccupation for the pupils’ interest in the liberal profession of folk trade

Achievements:Achievements: :• Two workshops for the activity of the two

school clubs• Regular sessions for the initiation of

children in the art of egg painting under the assistance of a folk handicraftsmen

• Info and data basis on the traditionaal patterns and symbols

• Hystorical legends and customs in egg painting

• A permanent school exhibition with the pupils’painted eggs

• 500 copies of egg-painter guide entitled: “The Art of Egg Painting”

AchievementsAchievementsParticipation at national

exhibitions and fairs such as

•The 1st,2 nd and 3rd prizes at the The National Festival of Folklore and Traditional•Trade “On the Ballad Clew”, Suceava, April 2006Organizer: Suceava School Inspectorate•The Great Trophy of Gura Humorului Easter Fair (April, 2006)•The diploma for the revaluation of traditions (Gura Humorului, 2007) Organizer: The Folk Traditions Bukovine Museum-Gura Humorului•The First Prize At the National Festival at Ciocanesti