A Tale of Two Countries
The past is another country, and on my first visit to Kephalovriso or Migidia I thought a lot about its past and my past. Since it was such an important place in Vlach history, legend, and song I felt I should have visited it earlier. After all, its Greek name, meaning “head of the waters,” …
Did You Know What Others Have to Say about Us?
The Vlasi in Macedonian [FYROM], tribal shepherds almost up to the present, have always made special kinds of thick covers, characterised by their colours. Jewelry has a particular place in the Macedonian folk arts as an integral part of the national costumes together with embroidery, representing its most decorative features… Macedonian jewelry can be found …
On the Standardization of the Aromanian System of Writing
The Bituli-Macedonia Symposium of August 1997 by Tiberius Cunia INTRODUCTION The Aromanians started writing in their language in a more systematic way, a little over 100 years ago, and the first writings were associated with the national movement that contributed to the opening of Romanian schools in Macedonia. Because of the belief, at that time, …
Community News
New Members The Society warmly welcomes the following new members: George I. Topala Munster, IN Peter S. Zegras Southport, CT Tami Topalu Richmond, VA Marius Vertan Schaumburg, IL Lara Lazar Easton, CT Peter Profesta Brooklyn, NY Alexander Profesta Brooklyn, NY We are omitting other community news in this issue in order to feature …
The Spark and the New Leaf: The Aromanians of Macedonia
Introduction: Researching the Aromanians of Macedonia My sabbatical research on the Aromanians of Macedonia (former Yugoslavia) began in late March 1999, and I left Macedonia on January 23, 2000. My husband Phillip Guddemi, a cultural anthropologist, was with me to assist with the research. Our arrival corresponded with the beginnings of the Kosovo war, which …