2. Varlaam,Buzau country
• Varlaam is a village in Gura Teghii, Buzau,
Muntenia, Romania. The village is located at
the confluence Bâsca Bâsca Great and Small,
in the foothills of Buzau
3. BASIC occupations Past and the
Present
• The main occupation of 100 years ago, outside use timber was
shepherding, each household having at least two sheep
compulsory. Then, as now, in May gathered in several herds sheep
and went to the mountains to 10-30 kilometers away, to Covasna
and Vrancea. All the shepherds arose certain holidays, such as May,
"weaning lambs" or St. Demetrius, "ravishing sheep" when sharing
the sheep owners. Then every fold there is one small gathering to
measure milk and knowing how much of the cheese must take each
depending on how many sheep had to fold. ?? "Going to fold is a
ritual," says Mr. Blidaru, "people wake up early and going to fold,
then there is a large table. On leaving, those who had taken their
sheep to fold their proper cheese on one, two or how long grazing.
Oier take their share of the work, cheese or money, and if you
happen to lose a sheep to eat the wolf, he must bring the owner a
proof ear from sheep, with the insignia specific to each owner
individually. "
4. Treatments Varlaam
• For ladies who arrive in Varlaam, holiday can
not be complete without whey therapy. In a
bathtub filled with whey, put honey and rose
petals. From this novel therapy, which lasts
seven days, it is a cocktail prepared whey and
berries. "These baths are traditional for over
200 years. Whey helps soften the skin and
cocktails helps digestion, cholesterol and not
get fat, "he said admnistratorul pension.
