Hutsuls

Hutsuls or Huculs (Ukrainian: ??????, singular ?????) are a group of Ukrainian highlanders, considered a subgroup of Rusyns by some references. Alternative spellings are Hutzuls, Gutsuls, Gutzuls, Guculs.

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Ukrainian - Ukrainian - Rusyns

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Huculs live in the Carpathian mountains to the east of the Lemkos and border with the territory of the Romanians. As a result, their traditional culture bears traces of Balkan influence. Their traditional occupations were cattle and sheep breeding, forestry and logging.

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Carpathian mountains - Lemko - Romanians - Balkan - Cattle - Sheep breeding - Forestry - Logging

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Huculs are also widely known of their handicraft: wood carving, brassworks, rug weaving, pottery, egg decorating (see pysanka).

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Wood carving - Brassworks - Rug weaving - Pottery - Egg decorating - Pysanka

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Sergei Parajanov's film The Shadows of forgotten ancestors (???? ??????? ???????) portrays traditional Hucul life.

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