It’s time to meet the Romanian explorer,Gheorghe Cârțan!
Who is Gheorghe Cârțan?
We watch a video about his life and his country, Romania.
Gheorghe Cârțan, also known as “Badea Cârțan” (Brother Cârțan), was a Romanian shepherd who fought for the independence of the Romanians of Transylvania.
At the age of 18, Cârțan crossed the mountains for the first time with his sheep, arriving in the Kingdom of Romania.
He travelled to the villages of Transylvania, carrying books and distributing them to the people.
He travelled on foot to Rome, in 43 days, to see for himself the column of Trajan, which he had read about in books.
On this journey he broke 4 pairs of shoes!
Today, Gheorghe Cârțan is honored as a hero in Romania for his role in the unity of Romanians.
Gheorghe Cârțan, γνωστός και ως “Badea Cârțan” (Αδελφός Cârțan), ήταν Ρουμάνος βοσκός, ο οποίος αγωνίστηκε για την ανεξαρτησία των Ρουμάνων της Τρανσυλβανίας .
Στα 18 του χρόνια, ο Cârțan διέσχισε τα βουνά για πρώτη φορά με τα πρόβατά του, φτάνοντας στο Βασίλειο της Ρουμανίας.
Ταξίδεψε στα χωριά της Τρανσυλβανίας, μεταφέροντας βιβλία και μοιράζοντάς τα στο λαό.
Ταξίδεψε με τα πόδια μέχρι τη Ρώμη, σε 43 ημέρες, για να δει από κοντά τη στήλη του Τραϊανού, για την οποία είχε διαβάσει στα βιβλία.
Στο ταξίδι του αυτό χάλασε 4 ζευγάρια παπούτσια!
Σήμερα, ο Gheorghe Cârțan τιμάται ως ήρωας στην Ρουμανία για τον ρόλο του στην ενότητα των Ρουμάνων .
We write the name of Romanian explorer
We draw the map of Romania
Traditional Romanian clothes and costumes
Animals that Gheorghe Cârțan could see on his journey through Romania
The house of Gheorghe Cârțan
Magic Eggs
Digital games
What we learned about Gheorghe Cârțan
Building Gheorghe Cârțan’s house
Our little students were very excited to build Gheorghe Cârțan’s house, after seeing it in videos and photos. They chose clay as their main material and, after cutting bricks, they joined them together, painted them and made the roof from cardboard and straw. Then they laid out a lawn for the ground and shaped the exterior of the house. They added trees, animals and little people and the…game began!
