The Folklore Museum of Giannitsa ( el, Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Γιαννιτσών) is opened in October 1977 and housed in a prefabricated structure in center of the town of
Giannitsa,
Macedonia
Macedonia most commonly refers to:
* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...
,
Greece. It was established recently by the "Philippos" History and Folklore Association with the aim of promoting local history and tradition.
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Exhibits
It displays artefacts relating to local folk culture, domestic artefacts (
cauldrons,
baking tray
Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common baked item is bread but many other types of foods can be baked. Heat is gradually transferre ...
s,
bowls,
clothes irons heated with
coals), and the implements and tools of various rural and urban trades and occupations that are no longer used (
scratch plough
The ard, ard plough, or scratch plough is a simple light plough without a mouldboard. It is symmetrical on either side of its line of draft and is fitted with a symmetrical share that traces a shallow furrow but does not invert the soil. It beg ...
,
loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but th ...
,
adzes,
saws,
workbenches).
There are also showcases displaying authentic men's and women's costumes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, both everyday wear and formal attire.
Particular emphasis is given to the period of the
Macedonian Struggle, the exhibits including authentic uniforms, weapons, and personalia of Macedonian guerrillas who were active around
Giannitsa Lake, maps of the lake area, numerous photographs of the life of the Macedonian fighters and the local villagers in the huts on the lake and of specific events during the Struggle in the surrounding area, and also a portrait of the local Macedonian fighter ''Kapetan''
Gonos Giotas.
Gallery
File:Macedonian_Museums-47-Laografiko_Giannitsvn-209.jpg, Agricultural Equipment
File:Macedonian_Museums-47-Laografiko_Giannitsvn-210.jpg, Traditional Costumes
File:Macedonian_Museums-47-Laografiko_Giannitsvn-211.jpg, Exhibits of the Macedonian Struggle
References
Citations
Sources
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Giannitsa
Buildings and structures in Pella (regional unit)
Macedonian Struggle
1977 establishments in Greece