Apaţa

 village, interesting place

Apata village is situated in the northwest of Brasov county. The village is situated on a natural border with Covasna Brasov county, being separated by the river Olt. The village Apata covers areas belonging to two physical geographical units, Persian and Central Mountains Brasov Depression. Apathy is the village situated at an altitude of 654 m and covers an area of ​​53 km.
Apathy, village located at 38 km from Brasov, is where, over year there are two important events for the village: "shooting crows" and "Farşangul".

Certified since 1377, Apathy is the place where Apáczai Csere Janos was born (d.1659) one of the most senior representatives of Cartesian philosophy Transylvania, a follower of Cartesian rationalism and Nicolaus Copernicus system. The documents show that Apata Bran Castle was part of the castle areas and that in 1543 paid its "Major decimate" (tithe in grain) of wheat, rice, rye, oats.

Besides apathy, on the road to Ormenis, are the ruins of a fortress dating from XIV, the days of King Louis the Great. The fortress had an important defensive role during the Tartar invasion.

COCONUT shooting
"Shooting cock" is a typically traditional Hungarian community in Barsa. Ceremony held during the first day of Easter. It is believed that the origin of the custom is a legend about the place, which says that in sec. fourteenth - century during the Tartar invasion, retired people in the city. The invaders plundered city, but withdraw cock heard a song in the city, so people find the refugees. The fortress was besieged and the survivors decided shooting cock had betrayed.

Today, the participants are usually children, to this celebration is taking in sights and firing crossbow at the target (instead of being taken by the rooster crows living drawing). Thus, every year on Easter Sunday, after leaving the church, children dressed in traditional costume to add to, the host "where were initiated several weeks. From there starts a procession composed of groups of boys, marching band in common, girls and other people. Everyone goes to the village, under a hill, where the ceremony will take place. At the venue of the meeting is a panel that is drawing a cock in the middle target sights. Children line up to the target and, after telling lyrics and songs that are,, judging "cock, namely the boys ready, proceed to the drawing. Each boy pulls the target three times. Festival ends with a meal and a party.

FĂRŞANGUL
Festival dates back over 200 years and is borrowed by the Saxons, Hungarians from neighboring villages. Keep quitting job Fărşangul Easter, the resurrection is a time usually about a year. Organized bands of young men preparing to leave the army, he symbolizes the banishment of evil spirits.
Sons manufactured masks: bears, wolves, gypsies, chimney sweep, bride, bride, doctor, riddles, fantastic characters. Then, make a car that sits allegorical model of a house that is covered with reed wheel you are two dolls - a boy and girl in Hungarian costumes. Horses that draw the chariot allegorical decoration is made with ribbons, sticks, paper flowers. Thus formed procession moving on all village streets, knocking on doors and enter the yard as a symbol of casting out evil spirits. The hosts honor them by giving them uncooked eggs. Before of the eggs - symbolizing life - it made a pap of who ate all young people. In the evening gather at a pre-determined host, where they eat eggs collected, then go to the home culture where ball Fărşangului occurs.