Society Farsharotu: "Now available on YouTube: The excellent documentary "Dhiava" by Tim Salmon that discusses the Vlachs in the context of the annual journeys between summer and winter pastures of a group of shepherds from Samarina -- it is, to our knowledge, one of a kind and a must-see film for Vlachs/Aromanians and anyone interested in this little-known Balkan group that speaks a Latin-based language."

#Aromanian #Vlach #Samarina #Balkan #Dhiava
#SocietyFarsharotu
https://youtu.be/RJfom155v_o?si=12ABPnTGcpGue-DK

‘My heart beats up here’. Greece’s #nomadic #herders on life in the hills

100s of years #vlach herders in #Greece & #Balkans moved #livestock to high mountain pastures for summer months.

The knowledge, understanding & deep love of land passed on from generation to generation is something that may ultimately end with him if nothing is done to save a livelihood that has existed for 100s yrs in #mountains & plains of Greece. “We are probably the last ones.” #dailylives

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/02/greece-nomadic-herders-life-in-the-hill-photo-essay

Happy New Year!

A tradition my grandmother taught me was to make a spinach pie on January 1. Hiding (boiled) coins and a cross inside the filling, when the top crust is on, it becomes a game to pick a piece with a coin or cross for good luck and health in the new year.

The first guest in the home gets a dollar coin.

I had a great aunt who used to make a lot of visits to relatives on Jan 1 for that coin.

#HappyNewYear #spinachpie #Aromanian #baking #cooking
#Vlach #pita
#HappyNewYear2023