The book promotes the protection of traditions, focuses on the preservation of traditions, and raises awareness of our traditional values and folk costumes.
The publication describes the wear of Csík/Ciuc, Gyergyó/Gheorgheni and Kászonszék/Cașin areas and draws a parallel between the other ethnographic units, helps to place it in relation to the costumes of Szeklerland and the Carpathian Basin, and determines its place. In the book, the goal of recreating the costumes is intertwined with the presentation of the former authentic costumes, explaining the symbols used in the costume as wealth, anti-bewitching, fertility improvement symbols, but also describes in detail the rules for assembling the costume. The problem, which is highlighted, is the lack of such publications in this area. The author taught at the art school for several years and found that a handbook on folk costume education was missing. If someone wants to teach costume sewing should have the necessary learning curriculum.
The author has been collecting and dataing for 30 years, and has collected valuable, authentic data from his grandparents, which are no longer known to today's data providers. It is also planned to edit a publication about Udvarhelyszék/Odorhei area, as well as from the collections of Háromszék/Covasna and Marosszék/Mureș counties.
The main local stakeholders and beneficiaries are young people, but all people who want to make their ancestors wear. Anyone planning to make a traditional costume cannot cut the old piece to see how it was made. The book helps to make authentic pieces, new ones according to the rules of traditional costumes.
Resources needed
The number of personnel involved in the activity was significant. Several people from different institutions worked in cooperation in order to contribute to the book edition.
The amount of the cofinancing by Harghita County Council was 40000 lei (approximately 9000 Euro) in February 2016.
Evidence of success
There were printed 4500 pieces and all have been sold so far. Proof of the success is that plenty of books have been sold, craft organizations and libraries have also received a large number of them, and he has been a leader on gift lists for a long time.
Potential for learning or transfer
Research aspects could be transferred from this good practice. The source of authenticity, the collection compiled on the basis of empirical research, can be also learned from it. The production and symbol reference data are also noteworthy. This is also taken into account in co-publications or other publications.
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