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The Hutsules

People repented mountain in the Carpathian Mountains, on the current Polish territory up north Of Romania, in the region of Maramures and Bucovina, which is the oldest slave population of Eastern Europe.

The villages Bucovina in Romania are located on one side and the other rivers Suceava, Moldova, Moldovita and Aurie Bistrita.

First documentary sources in the Moldovan: records of the Chancery Moldovan reigning princes of the seventeenth century after the siege of Vienna (1683).

Although the language (dialect) Hutsules very similar to the language of Ruthenians, there are significant differences regarding the appearance, religion and customs.

The Ruthenians are Ukrainians from Galicia (XV-XVIII century.
The researchers say that their name comes from the "red" in the original rut, the color in which the Russians of yesteryear were dyeing their homes.

In Romania, Hutsules are part of the Ukrainian minority, which is represented as a minority in the Romanian Parliament.

The dialect of Hutsules is rich in Latin elements, and there are rapprochement with the customs, traditional dress Romanian.

The breeding horses (the Hutsuls) is important for the people who practice a Hutsules diversified crafts, including wood.

The Hutsules of Maramures or Bucovina (Hutsuls "call" or "Hutsan" are the first, they lived there from the VI th century.

The Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu stated that Hutsules who inhabited the mountainous part of Galicia were Dacs who influenced Slavic migration of peoples and after Romanians.

The etymology of the name is in dispute variant best known is "someone who comes down from the mountains."

Another variant refers to the word "hutkateseé" which means "sautillants", the name given to horses first, which was also used to describe the population.

The book of Academician S. Petrovici on the lives of Hutsules trying to clarify controversial issues still on their origin and language.
There is a treasure trove of folk tales, songs and epic poems Hutsules valued by contemporary writers and performers of music.

Among the places or people trying hutsule knowing its origins and its history one must underline the city Ruscova Maramures, which celebrates 635 years since its first documentary.

The painting Easter eggs in the way hutsule, especially in the villages of Bucovina Ulma, Brodina, Breaza, Moldovita is renowned for the beauty of the grounds and the harmony of colors.


Text: Cleopatra Lorintiu
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