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Boy and his Goat. Teenagers compete in whose Goat is the most beautiful and sophisticated. This one has real male goat horns. -
Girls dressed up in "Baba si Mosneagul" - "The old lady and the old man". They perform a scene in which they say funny short stories about their life together. -
Girls dressed up in Gispy women. They say short stories and perform as real Gipsy women. -
The Goat Team. One boy dances with the Goat, another boy drums (usually on an old plastic bottle and a stick) and the other boy tells stories about The Goat. -
Girls dressed up in "Baba si Mosneagul" - "The old lady and the old man". They perform a scene in which they say funny short stories about their life together. -
Girls dressed up in "Baba si Mosneagul" - "The old lady and the old man". They perform a scene in which they say funny short stories about their life together. -
Boy and his Goat. -
A boy and a girl dressed up as Baba si Mosneagul - "The old lady and the old man". They perform a scene in which they say funny short stories about their life together. -
The Goat Team. One boy dances with the Capra, another boy drums (usually on an old plastic bottle and a stick) and the other boy tells stories about The Goat. -
Boy and his Goat. -
Girls dressed up in "Baba si Mosneagul" - "The old lady and the old man". They perform a scene in which they say funny short stories about their life together. -
Boy and his Goat. -
At every house the performers went the hosts give them money, sweets and "Colac" - Special bread cooked for this occasion. At the end they share the money between the members of the team.
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Old New Year in Moldova. Images taken in Lingura village, South Moldova.
For Moldovans, Romanians, Russians, Ukrainians and Serbs who still respect old traditions New Year is celebrated in the night between 13th and 14th of January. This date was set according to Julian and Gregorian calendars. Each country has it's own interesting traditions that people perform and celebrate during this night.
In Moldova children and teenagers dress up in different characters and perform different scenes. The most popular is "Capra" which means The Goat in English.