Magic written in sand and flour.Ornaments from Šardice and Hovoran are the treasure of culture

Spilled ornaments are only decorative, it does not fulfill any practical purpose.In Šardice and Hovorany, they are an important complement to the festivities above and thus follow the tradition of sidewalks in the past, especially in the period from the White Saturday to the holiday of St. Wenceslas (according to witnesses).

The material is the sands, which were mainly mined in the land registered municipalities.At present, mainly because of the extension of durability, a mixture of plain flour and sand is used, which is applied to a wet substrate.

Ornaments are spilled so -called hand, depending on the skill and imagination of individual spills.Floral motifs (apples, daisies, tulips, roses, lily of the valley, leaves) prevail on ornaments) complemented by wavy lines or shripping.The ornaments are monochromatic.Their shade determines the sand used lightened with flour.

According to available literature, they first poured with water and spilled sand, albeit very colorful, village interiors, mainly for hygienic reasons.Originally, the ornaments had their magic - ceremonial significance, but gradually the ornamental and representative purpose prevailed. History of decorating interiors ornaments reaches deep into the past, so it is not possible to determine when the sand or ornaments poured out for the first time (or a combination of both types).

However, more accurate dating can be discussed in the occurrence of sand -spilled or poured ornaments in village exteriors.Construction in the Slovácko region since the mid -19th century.

The notes of witnesses speak of the so -called "figures" - which fir ethnographic encyclopedia of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia rather a term used in connection with music and dance.Nevertheless, the deadline has preserved as a description of the way of spilling sand ornaments.A more accurate explanation of this concept did not appear in a closer connection in literature (from Hungarian: CIFRA = ornament).Further witnesses talk about the so -called "painting"

The fact that this habit was deeply rooted in Šardice is also illustrated by the song of authors Zdeněk Gurský (*1954) and Vladimír Salčák (*1936 - + 2013) Šardický Valčík.

Věra Colledani

National History Museum Kyjov

Regional workplaces for the traditional folk culture of the South Moravian Region