Small and unique land of nature, culture, traditions and rituals is this "living map" of the village Banichan. Even only from these words person is exited, want to seek, explore and learn to know… My village. My proud and destiny. Village, which we love…  This is our village, we should not forget, whatever happens… Because in our blood we have blessed mission to search for the light of antiquity and to give it to out children. Our ancestors send us letters, to read them with our own eyes, to accept it in our heart, to live them spirit in ...
This map, which is a path to the soul of everyone. It is a modest landmark to remember that there is a reason to be proud of this we are from Banichan. Through its iconic symbolism alive the spirit of the village. The map is our lesson in patriotism for the preservation and perpetuation fortitude to not disappearing ancestral memory and originality .. It is an attempt to revive the great work of enlightenment and priceless spiritual message that it brings for generations in the 21st century.
The map is a culture product with social effect.  As a method of inclusion it combines knowledge and experience in social integration lives of the small village on a piece of cloth .. Like Geography it is an excellent and original landmark for the outside world. By underlying technical elements allows for a parallel ethno-reading the living features of the settlement.
The map is a priceless gift for everyone. She appeared just in time, in this very complex historical moment for humanity, perhaps to remind us of the power of eternal things.  So it is a real history lesson and patriotism, gathered in one ..

- The map connects us to the longest and most difficult bird migration of 12,000 kilometers, only one direction of the migratory route of the white stork, which nests here since the village exists

-  It recreates 23 symbols and 23 unique embroidery relics of Banichan’s woman suits

- They are reproduced from approximately 900,000 stitches made up of about 5000 m natural cotton thread, / as the distance from the smallest village to the largest city municipal center Gotse Delchev /

- The time required to develop a six month nonstop work of 3 people tailors (ages '11, '50 and '55).

For that this map ‘’talk’’ and transferred you to another, more beautiful would of harmony, kindness, understanding and dignity. Looking in it, in front of us enliven the brightest moments of the history and lifestyle of the village and the municipality of Gotse Delchev, which should be proud  and love because they are reminiscent of the deep root of people's values as a message to all of us.
Already in the project proposal was set symbolic and thematic link between the real physical and embroidered map as a kind of cultural contribution to the International Year of the map 2015- 16 years. Therefore this project product is an allegory to the social integration to convergence through awareness and education through the symbols on the map, such as educational resources on cultural heritage in the present.

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