International Workshop

"Handicrafts based on Raw materials from Sheep and Goats

Traditional Technologies of Food Production based on Sheep Breeding"

"Hellenic World" Cultural Centre

The University of Aegean  announced the International Workshop themed "Handicrafts based on Raw materials from Sheep and Goats & Traditional Technologies of Food Production based on Sheep Breeding", organised in the context of the European Program CANEPAL "The European Heritage of Sheep Farming and Pastoral Life".

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 16th 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cultural Centre "Hellenic World", Peiraios 254, Tavros, Athens.

Click on the attachments below to download the Workshop's program as well as the report.

To see some photos of the event, click here.

International Workshop

"Cultural Heritage of Pastoral Life: Architecture and Art"

"Hellenic World" Cultural Centre

PRISMA Centre For Development Studies is delighted to announce the International Workshop themed "Cultural Heritage of Pastoral Life: Architecture and Art", organised in the context of the European Program CANEPAL "The European Heritage of Sheep Farming and Pastoral Life".

The workshop will take place on Tuesday, October 15th 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cultural Centre "Hellenic World", Peiraios 254, Tavros, Athens.

Press the link below to download the Workshop's invitation and program.

To see some photos of the event, click here.

International Workshop, Bulgaria, Zlatograd, 6 March 2013

Promotion of European intangible heritage related to shepherds culture –
best practices and perspectives

 AGENDA

Morning Session
Moderator: Dr. Svetla Rakshieva
10.00 Opening / Откриване
Greetings from the hosts: Mr. Miroslav Yanchev, mayor of the town of Zlatograd
Eng. Alexander Mitushev, creator of AEK Zlatograd

10.10
Dr. Zsolt Sari, HOAM
Mythology connected with the Lamb meat consumption in Hungary

10. 25
Dr. Milena Tasheva, UACEG
Identity, Transformation and Sustainability of Pastoral Landscape: Contemporary Reading of Bulgarian Shepherds Folk Songs

10. 40
Kadri Kask, EMU
The Estonian shepherds oral tradition

10. 55
Eleni Liva , Aegean University
Tsambouna: the bagpipe of the Aegean islands

11.10
Natalia Rashkova, IEFEM-BAS, Ass. Prof. PhD
The shepherds instrumental music: heritage and contemporary interpratations

11.25
Tanya Mareva, RMH Smolyan
The shepherds bells in the Rhodopes

11.40
Vanya Yordanova, RMH Smolyan
Bai Kostadin – the Bagpipes' master

11.55
Vera Kerelezova, Irina Mikeshova, NMH
The winter ateliers of NMH in CANEPAL project

12. 10
Dr. Leonora Boneva, NMH, Teodor Liho, NAA
The exhibition "The inexhaustible heritage" – how to get use of it

LUNCH BREAK/ Обедна пауза

Afternoon session

14.00
Svetla Rakshieva, IEFEM-BAS, Ass. Prof. PhD, Nikolay Perov, PhD., National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen
Stars and Constellations in Pastoral Culture and Folklore

14.15
Jordanka Mankova, Ass. Prof. PhD, RMH Vraza
About Baba Rada Balyova and her songs – a real inexhaustible wealth

14. 30
Lena Bergils, Anna Westmann, NKF + GFF
Where women are in charge (The non-tangible heritage of the female herding culture)

14. 45
Georgi Kumanov HM Velingrad
The Exhibition "Aromanians in Bulgaria" - a view to pastoral culture

15.00
Prof. Georg Kraev, NBU
The classical Folklore as a kind of cultural immunization in the "Global world"
or what are we supposed to do with our "cultural" heritage

15.15
Simeon Miliov, МHM Breznik
About the shepherds' games with stick: Chalnik and Svinkya games

15.30 – 17.00

Discussion
Post conference open air mini-workshops
7 March, 2013, Zlatograd vicinity

For the purpose of developing ideas for open-air educational programs on the CANEPAL project topics

10.00 – 12.00

Study trip to the village of Thermes, Greece, an important center for sanitary bathing flocks of sheep on the transhumance way to the Aegean Sea and back in the Rhodope.

14.00 – 16.30

Yagnevo - Center for fishing and recreation of AEK - Zlatograd
Demonstration and Competition in chalnik game, led by Simeon Miliov.
Discussion on the idea of organizing of "shepherds'" sporting events
(games with sticks, pole vault, jumping, fighting, etc.) for children in order to study the folk traditions in the games of the shepherd-boys in the past.

In the main session of the national workshop on March 6, 2013 participated 50 people with 15 scientific contributions, 13 of them with presentations.
In the post conference open air mini-workshops on March 7, 2013 participated 18 people in the morning, and 17 people in the afternoon field work.

Photos