Migration of masons from the Reka District at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century Cover Image
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Миiрациите на градителите од Реканскошо подрачје од 19. и почетокот на 20. век
Migration of masons from the Reka District at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century

Author(s): Petar Namichev
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Здружение на етнолозите на Република Македониjа - Музеj на Македониjа

Summary/Abstract: At the еnd of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century people from the Reka district migrated to аll the рartѕ of the Balkan Peninsula. The basic reason for this were increased violence coming from the west and the practice of mаѕопѕ going abroad for earning топеу. This involved migration of not only construction workers, but also of their families, to areas where there were better opportunities for construction activities. The ethnic and religious characteristics of the population from the Reka district were in this way tranѕfеrrеd to settlements аll over the Balkan. In the new communities these people adjusted to the new way of living incorporating their own ethnic and religious traditions in their relations. Their construction activities brought about creation of original and outstanding architecture (houses, churches, monastery lodgings, etc.) still respecting the local architectural forms.

  • Issue Year: 2000
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 128-138
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Macedonian