Notice: This is the official website of the All Empires History Community (Reg. 10 Feb 2002)

  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

The Sarakatsanians

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Patrinos View Drop Down
Baron
Baron
Avatar

Joined: 05-Sep-2006
Location: Moreas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 473
  Quote Patrinos Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: The Sarakatsanians
    Posted: 05-Oct-2006 at 11:26
The Sarakatsanians or Karakachans are greek nomadic(untill two-three decades ago) people. Their origin is from Agrafa mountains where Thessaly,Epirus and Sterea Hellas meet each other. Their name Karakachans means in turkish  "'those who flee to uncultivated lands' . Due to their isolation they kept many archaic greek elements in their language and culture.Today they are about 80.000 Sarakatsanians but unfortunately their special dialect is almost lost due to the urbanisation. Because of their nomadic life they travelled with their flocks in all Balkans in the summers and returned in Greece in the winter. But in 1947  a group of Sarakatsanians in Bulgaria wasn't alloweded to return to Greece and they were  forced to live there. During the communist bulgarian era the Sarakatsanians were under bulgarisation pressure but after the fall of communism the Bulgarian state gave them all the freedoms needed.
 
What do you know about Sarakatsanians??
 


Edited by Patrinos - 05-Oct-2006 at 11:27
Back to Top
akritas View Drop Down
Chieftain
Chieftain
Avatar
Hegemom

Joined: 17-Sep-2005
Location: Greek Macedonia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1460
  Quote akritas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-Oct-2006 at 11:49
The  first scientist that studied Sarakatsans  and made his doctoral thesis in Parisat 1925, was the eminent  Danish professor of Linguistics in the University of Copenhagen, Carsten Hoeg  (1896-1961).

In his study " Les Saracatsans, une tribu nomade Greque it proved, as linguist,  Sarakatsans  is an ancient Greek tribe.

 
Also Aris Poulianos mention for the Sarakatsans
The Sarakatsani nomadic shepherds of continental Greece are mainly located along the ranges of the Pindos massif. Epirus, Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace are the provinces in which they are most numerous. Sarakatsani communities are also found further in the north. Their seasonal migrations had led many of them across the border to Bulgaria, Turkey, Albania and Yugoslavia. They α11 are Greek-speaking, wherever they live.
 
 
 
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.56a [Free Express Edition]
Copyright ©2001-2009 Web Wiz

This page was generated in 0.098 seconds.