Smita Pani: [World Malayali Club] People who are willing to make

Friday, 1 January 2016

[World Malayali Club] People who are willing to make

People who are willing to make hand painted houses

The small town of Zalipie is in a remote area in southern Poland. People who are willing to make that little trip will find a rewarding surprise in all walls of the village. The people of Zalipie have a beautiful custom that began over 100 years ago when the village women began to paint and decorate the walls of the whole house.

Although the exact date when this tradition began is not known, we know that the purpose of painting was to hide stains caused by smoke from the chimney.

Although the instruction of modern ovens and stoves had no need to continue covering the spots, the inhabitants decided to keep this tradition alive and continued decorating the village houses with beautiful hand-painted drawings.

Then, what began as the work of some, soon became the pastime of all. Today, flowers are present in bridges, houses, buildings, trees, dog houses, etc.

When tradition just beginning, women used the tails of cows to make brushes, with which year after year retouched picture.

During World War II, more than 17% of the population was cruelly murdered. After 1948, people began to hold competitions of painting, in part to recover from the horrible tragedy that had lived at that time.