The village of Ciripcau in Moldova has moved to Spain. So many locals emigrated to the city of Santander that they say they have a small Ciripcau there
The village of Ciripcau in Moldova has moved to Spain. So many locals have emigrated to the city of Santander that they say they have a little Ciripcau there. Parents, children, grandchildren, all live on the Iberian Peninsula, and the rebuilt houses are waiting for them in Ciripcau. Only the old people remained in the village, who miss them and are waiting for them to return.
From the north of Moldova, from a village in Floresti, one by one, the inhabitants of Ciripcau moved to the northern coast of Spain, to Santander.
Tomorrow is the feast day in Ciripcau and both those who left for Santander and the villagers who remained on the spot are in a fever of preparations.
“Tomorrow is the feast, there will be many of us, there are 12.”
Lucretius gave the trees lime.
“- Cleanliness, food, we will celebrate!
-Will you have many guests?
-We will see.
– I went to the store and got some cakes, milk and we go home. “
Valentina COSTIN: “Meat, I made chops.
– I will get up in the morning and prepare the meal.
“We’ll sit here at the table.”
The meals are ready, the dishes are steaming, the guests are left to come. However, children and grandchildren from Santander will not be able to visit Ciripcau.
Valentina COSTIN: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Longing! I miss it, I raise children and I am left alone, the whole village is like that. ”
The Internet is the one that shortens distances and makes longing easier.
“- Yes mom! Hello, dear mother!”
Valentina Costin’s daughter and boy are both in Santander. Gheorghe left urged by his godparents and is building his future in Spain, working in construction.
“We have nothing to do in Moldova.
– I’m with my wife, nose. They have been calling us for a long time.
-It’s beautiful and it’s good, but it’s better at home.
– I don’t know, next year, in August. “
Valeria CAPRA, PRO TV REPORTER: “According to the mayor, about 50 families are in Spain. Some of them, even if they have created a new home there, hope to return home to Ciripcau. Among them is the Slusari family, which has in The village is a big and beautiful house, but deserted, because the parents, children, grandchildren are all in Santander. ”
Aurelia Slusari says that she emigrated 14 years ago, together with her husband and three daughters. They also bought a house in Santander, where in the meantime a small Ciripcau was formed.
Aurelia SLUSARI, MOLDOVAN ESTABLISHED IN SPAIN: “- I think there are about 300 people, with families, children, grandchildren. We meet, at dumplings, pies, holidays. When a villager opens the door for you, you feel more comfortable, better and happier.”
Thus, the patron saint, the holidays, the caroling around the Christmas houses, are all now in Ciripcaul, Spain, and in the village of Moldova only the old people have remained for the most part.
Mihai DONOS, MAYOR OF CIRIPCAU VILLAGE: “- Some 30 percent of the people who left will not return. They have taken up residence in Santander. Even through the conversations we have with them, if 20 percent return we will be happy.”
At present, around 1400 people live in Ciripcau, the population decreasing every year.