It is a sports trophy obtained at an inter-school oina (a bat-and-ball game) competition in interwar Bessarabia. We don't know which schools participated in this competition, nor the venue, we only know that one of the winners received the second prize and that the event was held on May 13, 1934. In this way we learn about the existence of different sports competitions organized by schools, including the oina game. Oina is a beautiful and complex sports game that promotes the development of body and spirit, courage and the desire for self-improvement. Oina is a treasure of the Romanian people, which must be sacredly kept and passed on to future generations.
The oină or hoina game is considered a Romanian national sports game having a history of at least six centuries. The oina game is practiced continuously, according to the chronicles and deeds of the time at least from the 14th century, being mentioned for the first time in 1364, during the reign of Vlaicu Vodă. The game requires complex sports qualities (good running speed, fast reflexes in self-defense movements against the balls, accuracy in throwing and hitting the ball with a bat or stick). Oina is a sport that identifies us to the same extent as trânta, our national wrestling. The game becomes attractive among young people in the villages, enters the school curriculum through physical education lessons. Through the Education Reform of 1898, as well as through other ministerial decisions, Education Minister Spiru Haret introduces the compulsory oina lessons in all schools, as well as the annual oina competitions.
On May 9, 1899, in Bucharest, the first national oina championship was organized, the teams being made up of high school students. The winner was the team of Nicolae Bălcescu High School from Brăila.
In 1912, the Federation of the Romanian Sports Society (Bucharest) was created, which consisted of 13 sports commissions including the oina commission.
After the Union of 1918, the Federation of the Romanian Sports Society was reorganized in 1923, including the other oina sports commissions of Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia.
In 1932, the Romanian Oina Federation was founded.
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. X [XXV], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Keywords: Tulucești, Valea Mărului, Galați, axe, axe-hammer, the Middle Ages.
Abstract: Random discoveries have allowed us to discover some very interesting artifacts - four iron axes, relating to the period of the Middle Ages. None of them has archaeological context; they were found in the collections of two school museums from the villages in the county of Galați, where we carried out archaeological research: Tulucești(A) and Valea Mărului (B).
These items are not rarities (such artifacts are known in Romania, as well as in Europe), but to date it is the only finds of this kind in southern Moldova. In addition, the presence of the original ornamentation on two axes, which has no analogies in the literature available to us, prompted us to present them in this publication, although some of these items have already been published.
List of illustrations: Fig. 1. Physical map of the Galați County indicating the villages of Tulucești and Valea Mărului. Fig. 2. Axe-hammer found at Tulucești (photo by C. Croitoru; drawing by C. Istrati). Fig. 3. Axe found at Tulucești (photo by C. Croitoru; drawing by C. Istrati). Fig. 4. Axe found at Valea Mărului (photo by C. Croitoru; drawing by C. Istrati). Fig. 5. Letter from 27 November 1974, the annex. Fig. 6. Distribution map of axes on the territory of Moldova. A. hammer-axes: Bălteni; Iași; Piatra Neamț; Mâdrești; Murgeni; Tulucești; Vaslui. B. axes: Câmpulung; Coșna; Cozănești; Dărmănești; Piatra Neamț; Suceava; Șuletea; Vatra Dornei; Vutcani. Fig. 7. Hammer-axes discovered at: 1 - Bălteni; 2 - Curcani; 3 - Gugești; 4 - Murgeni; 5 - Mândrești; 6 - Iași; 7 - Pitra Neamț; 8 - Tulucești; 9 - Vaslui. Fig. 8. Axes discovered at: 1 - Câmpulung; 2 - Coșna; 3 - Cozănești; 4 - Dărmănești; 5 - Piatra Neamț; 6 - Suceava; 7 - Șuletea; 8 - Vatra Dornei; 9 - Vutcani.
It is a sports trophy obtained at an inter-school oina (a bat-and-ball game) competition in interwar Bessarabia. We don't know which schools participated in this competition, nor the venue, we only know that one of the winners received the second prize and that the event was held on May 13, 1934. In this way we learn about the existence of different sports competitions organized by schools, including the oina game. Oina is a beautiful and complex sports game that promotes the development of body and spirit, courage and the desire for self-improvement. Oina is a treasure of the Romanian people, which must be sacredly kept and passed on to future generations...
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