There are some places just about everyone has heard of but few truly no one such place as transylvania male dominated culture that nevertheless has its softer sides. Ross of horses like a childs horses are like members of the family for us. Romano. Transylvania is a region with a long history and fiber and traditions. Its a place where people enjoy life and are even at peace with the idea that one day coming to an end with financial aid, they could buy it. You know, a cemetery is the only one in the world, but people a lot of my problem of across the away from the cities. Some places appear almost frozen in time. Right in the heart of europe, the of the low hanging clouds of mist, sinister legends, vampire stories. Transylvania is perhaps best known for the saga of count dracula. Brand castle is marketed as the counts home. But the region has much more to offer than spooky mets. Its magnificent buildings are the backdrop to dramatic history on gary and germans and romanians have shaped transylvania. In the far north, on the border with ukraine is not what is the region historically . A part of transylvania is known for its skilful crafts people and the elaborate Wooden Church is recognized by unesco. This World Heritage sites in the small Orthodox Christian community of serpents residents. Believe that deaf loves would they say that the whole of human life from the crib to the coffin is bound up with wood and people here have an unusual view of death. This is especially evident in the symmetry of this village of 3000 president s. When a person dies, they get their very own personal memorial. A lovingly carved brightly painted wooden cross, a picture, and a poem, each one unique. Tell the story of the deceased. Honestly, im bluntly for better or for worse. For 45 years to meet you. Pop has been carving crosses here a place the locals call the mary symmetry. This makes some something of a village chronicler supplied us for a son in law. You on to one day following his footsteps to do the job. One needs to know a lot of to people thats offensive. Well, this is the new when i split the dean, this is the whole village knows the story of this deceased woman. Good, because everyone knew how badly she treated the family, especially son in law and control. She repulsed him around and find me to have the dogs touching it, but then people knocked him for him to sort this out such as you can the did you mean that theyre shipping us yada . Yeah, cool. Good off the back of those. Yeah, the family asked me to make a cross that was a true memorial liar for child local executives when yeah, yeah. She little matt and chip outside of the day. I think i was like a and this is yeah, so its a this all colors, silver chest. Its a nice this cross that it was my mother in law, 3 unit. If she live just one day, know you might be down the free credit that you with my theres cross yet. Im trying to wake up that otherwise shell come back home to a new and tease me. Mean it was it the but reactions for positive because its probably the ones that id written anything wrong. So no, and i thought was how she walked out is if you can say like god, they push on its demitra alone, who decides which life event commemorates the deceased and above all, what information is included in the short poem . Yes of what about his own district . This is for a young man who dodge and a car accident and i wrote the following is when there are rest here or to young age is my name is green cool. Guy had given to me, i probably put myself an expensive car much mercedes didnt last, long. Queen died in my car flat before it did even left last night when life came to an end. So i think with the phone, you know, id at least have deprived me i could now im not even migrating preferred to net quasi final words of remembrance sincere but with a wink and a notch. But to meet you has no intention of mocking the deceased. He carves paints and writes with one overarching aspiration, cook underneath the day as the, the due to the id, or is to change peoples perspective on bass. And who is your name . Mary. Symmetry is the only one in the world, but people off about that rather than cry, no stipulation just taking the sorrow out of death, a mission that became his lifes work. Over the years, the 67 year old has made a name for himself across romania check. The geographically transylvania forms the center and the northwest of romania. The region surrounded by the elongated mountain ranges of the carpet and the fusion apple as seen as the unofficial capital of transylvania. With some 325000 residents, close its romania, 2nd largest city and the cultural economic and Scientific Center of transform pena. The formerly known as cows in the block, it was founded by german settlers and the 13th century. The grand buildings and the old town testified to its great regional significance. Today, its mostly young people out and about on the streets. Clues as a University City representing a young and modern transylvania, an exception innovation thats for the most part room and traditional in the small towns and villages. Theres an incredible sense of peace and quiet here. People still have time for at least they take it on the roads there almost as many carriages as there are cars. Horses are closely linked to the regions history to this day in transylvania. Theyre not just an important mode of transport. Theyre also a state of constantine ramos, is the proud owner of 31. 00 horses. His farm isnt far from clues side below. Ha ha ha. Come to papa. How do you say come to papa . Whos the best way . Whos to michael . Meantime, huh. Constantine or costello, as everyone calls him, has a close, almost familial, like bond with his horses almost not even horses are the most beautiful animals on this planet. I have loved horses since i was a kid. Pretty mother when i was 8. I bought myself a donkey. I couldnt afford anything more delicate, bought the food to. But now a days, not only does costello have enough money to pursue his passion, hes also turned into a source of income, eastern breeding and selling horses for 30 years. He lost a hey look here. So we the guy, come to papa, let give me your leg, the good boy a good boy, but i or but of those hes still young because that goes, if you dont train him now hell kick you in the face later. You have to learn now think just like a child the deal, but as much as he correspond to the animals at some point, its time to let them go. One of the reasons most important markets is taking place tomorrow. Stella, the mirror is due to change, hands for the negotiations are already in full swing until the part that means ive asked for 4500 years. I dont know if ill get that. I have to convince the buyer in person. Ill try and negotiate the highest possible price only the potential buyer wants to see some new photos before meeting the horse tomorrow and the flash coastal rates from my desk, send me crazy. A traditional romanian freed originally used us working animals today to primarily a status symbol at the upcoming horse market and g low. Theyre highly priced. The transylvania means beyond the far like i think old carpet force cover large areas of to reach you right up to the peaks of the car. Pacey in mountains. The few people who settled here live with and from nature. It sounds romantic, but its not so easy. Its 6 in the morning. The start of the working day for shepherd to our desktop bush. Even though todays work is a little out of the ordinary magazine. Ok, now they say its going to be a tough thing and thats just the way to sort out the field work in my bones this evening was there, but thats okay. Father cant live from his cheap alone with every 2 months. He steps off to spire site to make charcoal the but that 2nd appointment, the pushes that they meet the charcoal to survive same. Otherwise there isnt enough money funding. We need both the sheet and the child come in and then we manage to get by. And if they do not, so but anyway, you know, stop to others. Family farm is located high up in the mountains besides cheap, she owns goats, pigs. And if you heck, there is a forest cleaning, he has wood at his disposal with the source material at hand. Try derek and get started. He gradually piles up several tons of phone dry wood. The center, whats known as the quando shaft is crucial. It square twat air will light the fire later. To do this, he needs phone dry would have assigned technique. And this secret ingredient, just the brother of the phones. Doctor foster, one by one water and his helper stacked the logs in a circle around the core. It looks simple, but it demands great concentration. The spacing is crucial to close and not enough oxygen will reach the core too far apart and it will for an even link doesnt bumped through with a lower hold on. Let me see if i did a good job at the end. I come on up until then. All i can do is how twaddle grow up in the mountains. Just him and his parents. Well, other children, practice writing and mass, todd air learn to bring 400. 00 sheep safely to pasture, to make cheese out of milk and charcoal out of foot. Dont want to read, i couldnt walk in an office. No, i need the freedom and the fresh air out here in nature, and most everyone can live in the city anyway. Now hold on. The stack is almost finished. A pile of wood, wayne tons with ventilation shafts, to water covers it 1st with straw. And then with cold ash and soil this protects the wood from wind and moisture. Finally, the lights to fire through a narrow gap in the stacked news. About a vehicle. I need to how are you the more so the fuck catchers on the other side, i sent it back a otherwise it will just the front of zillow fish in the mountains and the flames go out quickly. But the embers continued to glow beneath the dome, where theres just enough oxygen disco lice and controlling the invisible smouldering fire to prevent the stack from going up in flames. The twat air wont know how good the charcoal will be until he reopens the stag. After 5 days, transel dania has been the backdrop of an eventful history. Romania is best known region is a melting pot of different european peoples, the culture of the regions ethnic germans as entrenched here to this day. There are more than 150. 00, preserved fortified churches here an impressive legacy of the chancel vein in saxons. They were built around the 15th century to defend against ottoman invasion. And towns like beauty done or a cd swat of residents could take refuge and the structures houses of worship were turned into proper strong holes with thick walls observation towers, an entire neighborhood. Most of the ethnic germans began leaving romania after 1970. Today. Around 16000 Transylvanian Saxon still live in the region. In the village of king, quote, 2 of them are going back to their routes. Molina and alex, how that want to preserve the culture and language of their ancestors in particular, the artist and traditions of the chance of being, in fact, since the together, theyre renovating the house. That once belonged to my lee and his grandparents with old materials and tools when possible. Theyre currently working on a wooden pavilion hills phone. Another challenge is when you work with old materials, its quite normal that nothing fits and everything is crooked because everything was crafted by half, almost always in the water. Well, a carpenter, alex takes care of practical aspects. Malayna goes on a daily Treasure Hunt for old items. Her latest find, antique doors and matching windows. Shes also discovered evidence of their historic value. Im trying to move for an afternoon web students to tell me that we found the exact technical drawing in the carpenters book from 1874 lessons in done that provide things like this sa proof that here in this region of transylvania and romania theres an old opposite tradition, thats west reviving the voice the hero. And thats to be, thats a believe. And in their renovation project, the habits utilize their ancestors materials and know how as a way of building sustainably, well saving money. These fines very nearly became firewood. Yeah, this is replacement and this yeah, so its a great piece of work in terms of craftsmanship and design checklist. Its a real tricia that survive to more than 100 years out in it. But there are still quite a bit of work to do before alex can fit the doors into the wooden frames. So its going in many me 2 millimeters. So yeah, that staying put, let him all the problems disrupts too long and the joint has the wrong dimensions. But alex is not getting out there, not to teens their challenge. All of them in his workshop, alex finds a suitable tool for every challenge to 38 year old. Collects traditional tools from the region and repairs them. I think the best way to cut it from the old tools are better, and some of the quality of steel is better and theyre much more robust than the standard tools. You can buy everywhere these dates and come on and, and if theyre old and from the village, its safe to say they were made by a village blacksmith with a particular craftsman in mind. You must ex, doesnt up because dont so hed never give them anything shouting because the 2 of them would see each other almost every day. The unconventional project has long been the subject of village gossip run a tiller she was in. The largest city are sure people shake their heads when they talk about us. Some were the ones who collect all the old junk that would normally be thrown away to make a few quick lane for a scrap iron or firewood to no ones collecting this kind of stuff. So of course were the freaks around here and see the freaks. But thats just fine. Good. So alex was born in brochure marlena in bucharest they were raised bilingually. But living in germany was never an option for them. Their roots to their romanian homeland. Randy and many nephews them here, especially thats my new mortgage document list. Um and when my grandmother died to nasa, i came to the empty house a short time late to certification letter, who faded into a very difficult time in my life. The it should be against that solely mentally. Well, the time when i was wondering who i was, what i was actually doing the yeah. So nobody gave me. So i wasnt so conscious of it at the time. But it turned out to be a wonderful dream. And so malayna state but realizing her dream became more complicated than expected, the couple kept coming up against new unforeseen problems. Thats not why little is it the nails from alex to supply dont fit. They wont be able to continue working on the wooden frames for the pavilion. Well, molina and alex tried to find a solution for the to the noise. People are also working to preserve another additional transylvania tradition. In the Little Village of suspense to meet you, pop makes us what do we process for the deceased . Hes been doing it for 45 years. He feels those sierras and his phones. Its important to him that the tradition is passed on. His son in law is to take over the reins, a huge honor for the young man. And from me she was last time r k y. That is, thats a big responsibility for me. I really, thats the wonderful. Uh huh. A dental care that im not setting out to be better than my predecessor or something, but id like to at least reach his level either. Id like to achieve that. It pushes, im looking at a lot of like many young romanians you on worked on construction sites or funds across europe as a migrant labor. His home village couldnt secure him a future, neither personally nor financially. Ive told him at do me to his daughter and started helping out in the workshop cuz she worked with across as gave me a purpose of mice again. So thats why i decided to stay in pensa. I felt at home here again, and then it was very difficult for me before you spend demetrius apprentice for 2 years and will ideally take over the job soon. But theres one problem. His skills arent quite up to the master is accepting standards. The she is, cynthia mazda is about the, id like to finish chiseling the up a rece today as to whether thats where you go like to go to tip and i hope it works out. But im nearly done here. You, once youve done that much, you can help me with the painting, victoria, that the coaches to come. So ill do my best on this cross as to be a final memorial to Partridge Family friend the the, the, the g low horse market is a combination of trade show and family reunion. Its already packed, just like every year. And traders are still trying to secure an area on the field, which is much too small. The cost down to horse speedo from cruise is late again. But hes determined to find a spot the corner might be less than 50. I dont know if any event like this festival is unique, 50, but its about honor and monitor the whole so same on a lot of money. Who costellos hoping to sell one of his best mares today . The potential buyer is also the organizer of the market. The mode of making sure everything comes together the future and for some of the screw jingles on this thing, i can put into words how important this market is. To me, its in my blood. Oh, sometimes my father, my grandfather is my entire family. Always had horses and thats how they are in the living between, you know, i dont study kind of voice as like a child who remembered if im courses are like members of the family for us. Romano. So that really for me to, to listen to them. Well see belongs to the romani ethnic group like almost all those taking part in the market. The 1st through many people arrived in transylvania in the mid 14th century from india and anatolia horse trading as one of this ethnic minorities oldest and most respected professions. With a lot of fanfare, the men try to get potential buyers to notice their voices. Negotiations are conducted in a rather crude manner. Enough few for such a 3000 fuel chunk scoundrel, 4000. Eventually, at double handshake, seals the deal and the tone becomes friendly or the horse trading as a male domain in a culture thats generally dominated by man. Aside from money, this business is also about socializing. The market is the get together of the year for the romani, they each drink and party into the night. It just depends. Its a different atmosphere. The village in northern pennsylvania is in morning. A member of the Close Knit Community died just a week ago. The widow newtown has commissioned across for has been stand cork. Everyones still in shock. He was only 57 years old, and infection resulted in oregon failure committee. Jim looked at close with no one saw coming general. If youd only complain about the pain earlier, if hed been at the hospital sooner, but it was already too late. His entire body was infected. Well, not students of sat in suspense. A people have an unusual attitude to death, say more, but try not to 12 interests are of us. Remember the good things. I think if theres so many photos of it, i check one of our grand daughters just one year old. Here i check with slash by the window new to has asked me to pop to make across. As all the villagers do, when enough one dies, locals believe the cross as the entrance to paradise, the contrast, what is the thoughts of this physical factor . The on the cross will be a sign of respect for my beloved husband.