come all the best. you're watching the w news, i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news. so i have to see that the, the shuttle the kind of into the more people than ever on the world wide in search of a better life. saffel jessica middle castle josh. find out about robina story info. my grands or the there are some places just about everyone has heard of

but few truly no one such place is transylvania male dominated culture that nevertheless has its task decides ross of horses like a child. horses are like members of the family for us. romano. transylvania is a region with a long history and fiber and traditions. it's 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 see it. you know, symmetry is the only one in the world, but people lost my problem of them crossing the away from the cities. some places appear almost frozen in time. right. in the heart of europe, 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 as the region historically, a part of transylvania is known for its skilful crafts people. and the elaborate wooden church is recognized by unesco squared heritage sites

in the small orthodox christian community of serpents, residents believe that death loves wood. 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 precedents. when a person dies to 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, implacably, 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. the plan is for a son in law,

you want to one day follow in his footsteps. to do the job, one needs to know a lot about the people that's offensive. well, this is the new when a split, the dean, this is the whole village knows the story, this deceased women. good, because everyone knew how badly she treated the family, especially her son in law and control. she repulsed him around it, couldn't find me to have to talk to chandler and pick him up to him for him to soccer. so i thought those you can the, the do you mean that they're 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 chat. look cool executives when yeah, yeah. she lou matt and chip outside of the day. i think i was like a and this is yeah, so it's a this all calorie silver chest. it's a neat this cross at last, my mother and it all these unit that if she live just one day meal you so i'd be down for the credit to use with my others. cross shirts then try to wake up.

otherwise she'll come back home to a new and tease me for mean, was it the, the reactions for positive cause? it's probably the ones that i'd written anything wrong. it's of no, no problems. how she walked out is if you can say like, god, that persona it's 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 this, on a district? this is for a young man who dodge in a car accident and i wrote the following is national. i rest here to young age is my name is green cool guy and get one of my property. put myself an expensive car. my mercedes didn't last long. queen died in my car for that before did even left last night when life came to an end. so i went to the rony, i'd at least had a bride me yet. but now i'm not even like right. and to nickel as the final words of remembrance, since here, 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 idea is to change people's 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, new separately and taking the sorrow out of death. a mission that became is life's work. over the years, the 67 year old has made a name for himself across romania, a geographically transylvania farms the center and the northwest of romania. the region surrounded by the elongated mountain ranges of the carpet and

the fusion apple got as seen as the unofficial capital of transylvania. with some 325000 residents, close it's romania, 2nd largest city and the cultural economic and scientific center of transform pena . the formerly known as cows and book, it was founded by german settlers and the 13th century. the grand buildings and the old town testified to its great regional significance today, it's mostly young people out and about on the streets. clues is a university city representing a young and modern transylvania, an exception innovation that's for the most part room and traditional

in the small towns and villages. there's 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. they're not just an important mode of transport. they're also a state of constantine ramos, is the proud owner of $31.00 horses. his farm isn't far from close side below. ha ha ha. come to papa. how do you say come to papa? who's the best day? who's to michael? i'm inside ha. constantine or costello, as everyone calls him, has

a close, almost familial like bond with his horses killing my for almost anybody. 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 couldn't afford anything more luck about the food to now adays. not only does costello have enough money to pursue his passion, he's also turned into a source of income, eastern breeding and selling horses for 30 years. he lost the hey, look here so we the guy, come to papa. give me your leg. the good boy and good boy. bravo! bravo! though he's still young. cool. is that good? if you don't train him, now he'll kick you in the face later. yes,

to learn now. think just like a child, look up to you. but as much as he goes fond of the animals, at some point, it's time to let them go. one of the regions most important markets is taking place tomorrow. stella, the mirror, is due to change, hands for spend. negotiations are already in full swing. i'm to mention, i've asked for 4500 years. i don't know if i'll get that. i have to convince the buyer in person. i'll 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. they're primarily a status symbol at the upcoming horse market and g low. they're highly priced.

the transylvania means beyond the far like i stick old carpet farse cover a large areas of the region right up to the peaks of the car, pacey, and mountains. the few people who settled here live with and from nature. it sounds romantic, but it's not so easy. it's 6 in the morning. the start of the working day for shepherd twi, desktop bush, even though today's work it's a little out of the ordinary way. megan ok now. they said they could have. it's going to be a tough thing and that's just the way to sort. i shouldn't make it field work in my bones this evening. i was there, but that's ok. why did i can't live from is cheap alone. every 2 months he stepped off to aspire sites to make charcoal the

but that's like i put in the pushes so to meet the charcoal to suffice same otherwise there isn't enough money funding. we need both the sheet. i'm the charcoal and then we managed to get by in if and so they didn't have something in writing, you know, stuff to others. family farm is located high up in the mountains besides cheap, she owns goats, pigs. and if you heck, there's a forest, meaning he has wood at his disposal. with the source material at hand. tried to eric and get started. he gradually piles up several tons of phone dry wood. the center, what's 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 a fine take me and this secret ingredient,

the brother phones off to fall one by one water. and this 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 burn on even link. isn't something 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 walter grow up in the mountains. just him and his parents. well, other children practice writing and mass todd air and learn to bring $400.00 sheep safely to pasture, to make cheese out of milk and charcoal out of wood. nobody really. i couldn't walk in an office. no, i need the freedom and the fresh air out here in nature the most everyone can live in the city anyway, no, 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 martha anita how are you? that's more so the fun catch is on the other side of the family back a oh is it 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 there's just enough oxygen. disco lice and controls in v in physical smouldering fire to prevent the stack from going up in flames. the twat air won't 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 region's 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 swatter. precedents 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 saxons, 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 transfer being in fact, since the together, they're renovating the house. that once belonged to my lee and his grandparents with old materials and tools. when possible, they're currently working on a wooden pavilion details for them. the challenge is when you work with old materials,

it's quite normal that nothing fits and everything is crooked because everything was crafted by hands, almost always in the water. well, carpenter, alex takes care of practical aspect. malayna goes on a daily treasure hunt for old items. her latest find, antique doors and matching windows. she's also discovered evidence of their historic value. i'm trying to move for an afternoon web students to tell me that we found the exact technical drawing in the carpenter's book from 1874 lessons in done that provide things like this of proof that here in this region of transylvania and romania there's an old opposite tradition to hunt, that's west, reviving the voice the hero. and that's to be that's the 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 yes, so it's a great piece of work in terms of craftsmanship and design checklist. it's 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. it's going in many may 2 millimeters. the yeah, that's thing put. let him all the problems disrupts too long and the joint has the wrong dimensions. but alex is not giving up, they're not the scenes. they're challenging. one of them. in his workshop, alex finds a suitable tool for every challenge. the 38 year old collects traditional tools from the region and repairs them. i think that that was impressively coveted from

the old tools are better to some of the quality of steel is better and they're much more robust than the standard tools. you can buy everywhere these dates and come on and, and if they're old and from the village, it's safe to say they were made by a village blacksmith with a particular craftsman in mind to the most ext open up system. so he'd 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, the 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 toys, no one's collecting this kind of stuff. so of course we're the freaks around here and see the freaks. but that's just fine. good. so

alex was born in brush of marlena. in bucharest they were raised bilingually. but living in germany was never an option for them. their roots to their romanian homeland. drum deep and many nephews them here, especially that's why i no longer start my list. and when i grandmother died to nasa, i came to the empty house a short time later certification live. i who faded into a very difficult time in my life the it should be against that solely mentally. well, a time when i was wondering who i was and what i was actually doing the . yeah. so that it gave me so i wasn't so conscious of it at the time,

but it turned out to be a wonderful dream. and so my main estate. but realizing her dream became more complicated than expected, the couple kept coming up against new unforeseen problems. that's not why late or is it the nails from alex to supply don't fit they won't 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 it wouldn't be processed for the deceased. he's been doing it for 45 years. he feels those sierras and his phones. it's 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 in front of me. she was that sound like a why that is. it's a big responsibility for me. i really, that's the wonderful, uh well here a dental care that i'm not setting out to be better than my predecessor, but i'd like to at least reach his level either. i'd like to achieve that. it pushes i'm a couple. i just have a rough, like many general maintenance you on worked on construction sites or fines across europe as a migrant labor. his home village couldn't secure him a future, neither personally nor financially. i've told him at dmitri his daughter and started helping out in the workshop. great, because she worked with across has gave me a purpose of mice again. so that's 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 there's one problem. his skills aren't quite up to the master, is accepting standards. the sheer cynthia mazda is about the i'd like to to finish chiseling the up a rece tobias, the weather lettering. go like to pretty good the tip and i hope it works out. but i'm nearly done here. you. once you've done that my, you can help me with the painting victoria up the coaches to come, so i'll do my best on this cross as to be a final memorial to partridge family. friend, the of the

the g low horse market is a combination of trade show and family reunion. it's 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 the horse speedo from two's estimates again, but he's determined to find a spot. the point is a 50. i don't know if any event like this festival is unique. 50, but it's about honor and mano, this is that most of them are a lot of money. who costello's hoping to sell one of his best mares today? the potential buyer is also the organizer of the market

to the mode of on making sure everything comes together. the future is for someone to screw this chain both on this thing. i can put into words how important this market is. to me it's in my blood. oh my father, my grandfather in my entire family always had horses and that's how they are in the living between the animals. all 3 kind of horses like a child who remembered me from forces are like members of the family for us romano . so that was easy for me to as there's been too long to 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 a double handshake, seals the deal, and the tone becomes friendlier. the horse trading as a male domain, in a culture that's 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. insta, pensa, it's 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 husband stan cork. everyone's 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 you'd only complain about the pain earlier if he'd 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 dwell into sorrow. us remember the good things? i think if there's so many photos of it, one of our grand daughter's just one year old here i check with slash by on the window new to has us to meet you 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 does that have to this fix capacity on the cross will be a sign of respect for my beloved husband. he knew, i mean, i'm not worried because i trust them each year with all my heart. he says he knows the story of every person he makes across for hutchins changes from here. he was a friend of my husband, but i wanna, he knows everything i thought see if that's okay, give me 115 days. you do me true pop knows dunkirk and his wife. well, he was at their wedding and their children's baptisms. while demetrius son in law works on the carving, dmitri will write a poem about his departed friend, which is a site survey. and so i was trying to waste side when a family member process. i didn't, i mean, we'll miss it. i'm the, to the up. i don't have that and if i mean on this occasion to dimitry a little remain true test principles say so. so to present whatever are really from

the cross as it to that there's always a surprise for the family into my media. they only see the cross at this stage. and then again, once it's completely finished the crew, i've never shown the problem before. i know my but otherwise i might say, don't write document. no, no, no, no, cuz i protest this is pronunciation, the new tough, fully entrust. demitra was composing her husband's final attribute the to mary's symmetry of spencer. it's one of a kind like an open book where visitors can read about the late residents of the village. the orthodox christian community facing desk, with openness and humor. and there's a lesson in there for the living or to meet you knows how tough life can be. but he always tries to see the bright side

apart from when there is nothing cheerful or humorous to say, as in the case of this little girl. right, just vanessa. i've done in house talk to you that came from cbs. because because the country is not, if we have to stop in front of our house and run me over and make my parents so side, i wouldn't dare to get into and you could get in this tragic accident that happened in front of the parents of interest sent to the events like this a some painful death project go, else cannot describe it. why should each time i read a sense of grief or touch? i'm so busy shipping to minutes. sometimes you know how to get it, but no matter how terrible the fate to meet, you must always find words for the path and move on,

including now for the death of his friend stan, good. the embers and the charcoal pile of 12 dear top us has been burning for 5 days. few layer tons of work to build the stack, also known as a clump quad or smoking as animals quickly today. because his instinct is telling him it's time to open the club by full mouth, but yeah, for me i can never be so you'll get a good results that sometimes the cold has been done up in the mood stays as it has taken a lot of good feeling we've been trying to put some of the money from the sale of the charcoal as an important source of income for to water and his family. the animal is alone, aren't enough to make ends meet. the water. can't really tell what the pile looks like inside you needs to open it, the price,

and i'm starting here. the life cycle mazda needs more time. it's not showing you how to do it still would need to close the whole again. calculator so not that it's in for just like a back, otherwise i'll smell of a flame again. no, ma'am. my squad air gingerly closes the gap here on the left, the wood isn't yet sufficiently charged, but the embers aren't evenly distributed on the right side. it could be ready to waters hoping for partial success. at least i'm not doing like a boy. now i need to see if it's worked here or not. how does that looks good? it didn't say a lot of the travel costs slowly starting to show. yeah, there's a ship to have like a moving from there. so charles, this and just this game with the

i think that's very good. i will call the study back. i think no matter how i strike it, it doesn't break. it's just find a good quality. a default, if that water is family, is one of about 20 living in the mountains isolated from the rest of civilization. they rely on each other to survive. water supplies them with his charcoal for 40 lake per cent. around 8 your the and there is always fuel in the house for cooking. supper today as mutton and cradle sheep smell, the between the sheets and the charcoal. water is confident how always be able to feed his family

here, tucked away in the mountains of transylvania. the, as mentioned, cool. it's also time to get cooking like her approach to house renovation melinda, have that tries to use what's on hand for her meals today. she's prepping a wine. so a typical dish that her ancestors would have eaten to boost their immune systems, especially when they had a cold to care for the difference of opinion. saxons are known to be frugal when it comes to that cuisine. one, pick it up, this is canals or the alpha that means using and can see what's available to them by just used. my name is cooking ahead of time because she has an important

appointment today. work on the old pavilion hasn't been progressing. alex couldn't find the right nails for the job, but the blacksmith friend should be able to help. he's going to make them custom nails. the head can be slightly bigger, and that's a 50, empty, or radically the head can be just as big. thomas thing strikes the iron heated to around 1350 degrees in the fire, into the nails. precise conical shape. there's a small german speaking community in the region. it's a mix of transel, virginia, saxons, and people who have left germany to come and live here. many of them work as crafts, people for artist, a sincere. it is slow. oh,

wow, super cool. oh wow. the new nails and the old doors fit perfectly . the, the story to 1000000000 project is finally coming alone is amazing. i can, i can picture it's properly now. it's going to be great. we've got a reason to celebrate. don't wait and i'm going and going so fun. oh, wow, you bad? hm, lou. well then let's talk in a couple of things that are friends and helpers with wine soup and cake. their dream of a house with a rich back story and the home of their ancestors is taking shape the and spencer a new data ons. to meet you, pop is finding the right words for the tribute. as late friend as apprentice you on

it's making the final touches to the cross. the new one is under a great deal of pressure. just after all, demitra count retire until this son in law is able to fashion an entire cross on his own. the more to look regarding this and get it small. perfect. is there a few small mistakes if you look closely, jeanette. the most important thing is that this line here is perfectly straight. so that forms a distinct framework because if you need something to be done, not well on your floor. yeah. my might say maybe new. yeah. the next step is for you on to apply color to the cross. the bright hughes of the grave crosses are just as unusual as the poems and

portraits are you on is getting better all the time. but no one becomes a village chronicler and poets overnight. she could or no, i'm with, i'm still a beginner. there are many tricks and techniques left for me to learn normal things, but i'm in the best position possible because to me, to is a great teacher. but on to columbus plus, i'm a professor frontier one. i'm confident i'll be able to replace. i'm assuming. well, so then what's good, a good equipment demitra has written around 500 times during his career. this fun was especially difficult. but now he thinks he's found the right words. a gmc session, i you to my here on life to ration. my name is stone going down to,

i'll tell you the truth because the my life was not easy. it was defined by look at a more it didn't have such a full di share. that's why i'm lying and coughing. now. she the only nice thing i love to see if i make snaps from my own apple office. most lovely his widow will be pleased showing that you cannot do we accept these ties. i sometimes wonder what i'll leave behind that. i'm put, you know, i don't know how many more years i have left. but luckily, i've got someone to take, of course, if i could, okay. if buffy actually would much cut in between the time comments, so you might hope you want to write the truth, some like cross it to a chip that will be up into coach on the truth about a life in just a few words. that's no simple feet for demitra and you on life isn't solely about

the highest or the lowest, which is why there will always be space for both at the mary symmetry. and so pensa of the. c 2 c 2 at zillow market, the horses aren't just for sale. they also compete in a variety of contents. the animals must demonstrate their strengths and some score extra points for beauty. nowadays, the market runs itself. organizer proceeds timely, has time to devote to his own business. so people couldn't do lots of july, you can, but if i like something then i have to have it run out because still has something i really liked about you. oh cool. so the yeah. i wish you a long live close though. how are you? i'm very well this is the mayor. i'd like to sell so. yeah, but she's a beauty. how old is she again so well just to, to use exactly the way i the, the,

she's what your price. i'd like 4500, but i don't know what you can afford. it's daylight robbery. we're not in germany. what's your offer for the 3500 to the 33500 for this man? no. or did you look at her legs like a goddess, up up, up the children will see for yourself. look at it, take a close look at the se. and she kind of what's your final pricing center offers to low of the customary negotiation is underway. the mentees and provoke one another, seeing how far they can push it. a single hand check signals initial interest. after some haggling, couple handshake seals the deal. so i don't know. yeah,

we're good for the level. good level. been very pleased with us. we agreed on $3750.00 euro, so that's a fair price for both of us up to set you that the mirror is a perfect fit for my breathing program. when i get the bottle. but it opened up was the selling. the mayor was meter sweeties, they loved me, they wanted me to is a, those are adults easy car, but i know where she's going, but it opened the door, them away with him. she won't have to work in the forest. she won't be, they'll go into the country in a box and it looks like a father in his child's exact opposite, cuz i wouldn't entrust my daughter to a bad man if the gentle good bible is there, nobody has his own home audio. that's the way it is with my horse as to the early evening and cos dennis returning test farm and horses in choose there is pride and joy and one

important part of transylvania is fiber and culture and many here are doing all they can to preserve that culture the into the conflicts own with tim sebastian. my guess is we because electric considering costs ukrainian m p. analogous to the parliamentary assembly of the council of your time for a year ago, gunter ranko had post price because the landscape and reservations about him because he still believe this president will lead you crying to victory conflict. in 30 minutes on the w, the

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