#Exhibit of the Month

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.

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Library „Tyragetia"

Ion Niculiță, Aurel Zanoci, Tudor Arnăut

Habitat in the First Millennium B.C. in the Middle Dniester Region (Sites from Saharna Area)

Series “Biblioteca “Tyragetia” XVIII, Chisinau, 2008, 408 p.

The authors of this study make available for specialists remains collected during archaeological excavations in the sites near the village of Saharna (Rezina District, Republic of Moldova).

The work contains 218 pages of text, 173 figures, 30 colour photos, 9 tables and is divided in Preface, Introduction, 4 chapters, Conclusion, Catalogue of Finds, Bibliography, Abstract (in English), List of Illustrations, and Annex.

Contents

Prefață

Introducere

Capitolul I. Saharna Mică

1. Cercetările arheologice
2. Așezarea hallstattiană timpurie
    2.1 Complexe
    2.2 Inventarul arheologic
3. Așezarea traco-getică
    3.1. Elemente de fortificație
    3.2. Complexe
    3.3. Inventarul arheologic
4. Stratigrafie și cronologie

Capitolul II. Saharna „Dealul Mănăstirii”

1. Cercetările arheologice
2. Complexe
3. Inventarul arheologic
4. Stratigrafie și cronologie

Capitolul III. Saharna Mare

1. Cercetările arheologice
2. Așezarea hallstattiană timpurie
    2.1. Complexe
    2.2. Inventarul arheologic
3. Așezarea traco-getică
    3.1. Elemente de fortificație
    3.2. Complexe
    3.3. Inventarul arheologic
4. Stratigrafie și cronologie

Capitolul IV. Saharna „La Şanț”

1. Cercetările arheologice
2. Elemente de fortificație
3. Complexe
4. Inventarul arheologic
5. Stratigrafie și cronologie

Concluzii. Probleme de periodizare și interpretare cultural-cronologică a monumentelor din preajma s. Saharna (r-nul Rezina)

Catalogul descoperirilor

Bibliografie

Abstract

List of illustrations

Anexe