Note 1.
Before 1950, Lupsa & Ocolis were located in TURDA
County (Judet Turda). Today the former Turda County is devided between
Cluj County and Alba County . Because Turda is a better known city,
we call area Ocolis-Lupsa "TURDA."
Valea Ariesului in Apuseni Mountains is an interesting area, specifically the places called Lupsa, Salciua, Posaga. In all three villages women wear old Romanian style blouses, called “camasa cu ciupag”, also the skirts are old fashioned, longer in the back (just in case a woman bends, the skirt will still be long enough to cover her ankles.) The back apron is old Romanian style apron: narrow, red with black horizontal lines. However the front apron is different in each village and each apron style of apron tells a story:
- In Aromanian dialect lupsa means she-wolf. Aromanians live mostly South of Danube. In Lupsa older people say ,,eu escu,” for “I am” form used in Aromanian dialect. The rest of Transylvania uses the form “io mis” or “io is” and less the academic form “eu sunt”. In Lupsa the front apron also is somehow similar to ,,poala” (the Aromanian apron;) it is black with discrete red vertcal embroidery. The vest, similar to Aromanian condusa has the a deep and oval front cut.
- In Salciua both the front and the back aprons are old Romanian style aprons: narrow, red with black horizontal lines.
- In Posaga, located in the vicinity of Trascau (Torocko) , the front apron si black silk with small pattern (usually polka dots) decorated with colorful ribbon along the three edges. This style of apron is very similar to the aprons worn by Hungarians in Trascau (Torocko).
Note 2 The Annual Fair "Târgul
de fete de pe Muntele Gaina" (altitude 1485 m / 4870
ft). In Muntii Apuseni (Apuseni Mountains) villages are located at
high altitude (some over 4000 ft) and are small. Living condition
are harsh. Meeting people is not easy, that's why once a year on July
20 (Sfantul Ilie or Saint Elijah) young people meet on Muntele Gaina.
After 2 or 3 summers, marriges are decided.
Note 3 In the late 1800 and early 1900, in Muntii
Apuseni, the basic color for embroidery of women's blouses was red.
Nowadays most blouses have black embroidery.
Nota 4 Zona Valea Ariesului din Muntii Apuseni cu localitatile Lupsa, Salciua, Posaga este foarte interesanta din punct de vedere istoric . In toate trei localitatile femeile poarta camasa cu ciupag, de tip vechi; poalele de tip vechi sunt mai lungi in spate decat in fata (in eventualitatea ca o femeie se apleaca, gleznele sa fie totusi acoperite); catranta din spate este ingusta, rosu or rosu-caramiziu cu verghi negre orizontale. Catrantele din fata sunt diferite in fiecare localitate, indicand, dupa pareread noastra, istoricul costumului.
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In Lupsa (in aromana lupsa inseamna lupoaica) batrani mai spun ,,eu escu,” forma specifica dialectului aroman. In restul Arealului se foloseste mai mult “io mis” or “io is” si mai putin forma academica “eu sunt”. Catranta din fata, asemanator ,,poalei” (sortul aroman) este neagru cu ornamente verticale, discrete. Vesta, asemsnstor condudei are taietura (decolteul) din fata adanc si oval.
- In Salciua si catranta din spate este de tip vechi romanesc: rosie cu vergi negre orizontale.
- In Posaga, situata in apropierea Trascaului, catranta din fata este din matase de culoare inchisa si cu modele marunte, decorata cu panglici cusute pe margini, dand impresia unui chenar. Catranta de Posaga este foarte asemanatoare cu sortul maghiar de Trascau (Torocko).
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Why term / name MOT?
There are several opinions. The picture on the right
shows the leaders of the 1784 peasant uprising. They all wear
their hair braided. These braids in local dialect are called
"MOT." So, perhaps, men in this region are
called "MOTI" because of their unusual hair
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What is a MOCAN?
The "Dictionarul enciclopedic ilustrat" Bucuresti,
1931 gives the following definiton:
Romanian Language
"Mocanii sunt ciobani adreleani de la poalele Carpatilor"
Astazi, prin extensie un mocan este considerat orice locuitor
din regiunile muntoase, mai ales din Ardeal.
English Language
"Mocan is a Transylvanian shepherd from the Carpatioan
Mountains." Today, sometimes a MOCAN is considered any
person who lives in the Transylvanian (Carpathian) Mountains.
There are several groups of MOCANI
in The Carpathian Mountains
Marginimea Sibiului (Sibiu)
Tara Bârsei
or Sãcele near Brasov
Mocani Valea Ariesului (this page)
Mocani Valea Ampoilui (this page)
Mures / Câmpia Clujului with 3 sub-groups. See
map
– Sieu, Sieut,
Monor
– Filea, Vatava, Morareni on Upper
Mures Valley
around Deda (of The
Mountain Pass Deda-Toplita)
– Mociu
Easterns slopes of The Carpathian Mountains, Vrancea Mountains
(in Moldova) The people in this area call themselves MOCANI.
Southern slopes of : "Carpatii Meridionali" (Vadeni
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