Explorarea istorico-etnografică a fierăritului practicat de ţigani (romi) în spaţiul est-carpatic. Cercetarea etnografică de teren în comunitatea romilor tradiţionali „ciocănari” din oraşul Soroca (14-16 mai 2024)
Historical-ethnographic exploration of blacksmithing practiced by the Gypsies (Roma) in the Eastern Carpathian area. Ethnographic field research in the traditional ”chocanary” Roma community in the city of Soroca (May 14-16, 2024)

Summary/Abstract: Blacksmithing, once “the most important craft in the life of village communities”, has now been marginalized by the widespread use of intelligent iron processing technologies in industry. Consequently, now that the traditional craft of iron processing with only hammer, fire and anvil is “fading away with the disappearance of blacksmiths”, it is imperative to preserve the last “left traces” of this “good and precious craft” in the Eastern Carpathian area. Based on the use of new historical and ethnographic sources, this study presents 25 new elements and identifies the cultural significance of the trinitarian expression “blacksmithing (craft)– blacksmiths (craftsmen) – gypsies (Roma)”. The materials collected as a result of collecting field ethnographic material in the city of Soroca (14-16 May 2024) were processed, in particular on the craft of iron processing (blacksmithing), which is the native craft of the traditional gypsies “chokenari”, located on the Soroca “Ringing Mountain”, whichis currently practiced on a small scale by the last attested gypsy blacksmith and is under threat of extinction.

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