A tree with pots and a very old hay wagon, Maramures County.

The tree with pots in the courtyards of Maramures is a tree with branches adorned with pots. The elders say that when the pot on top of the tree is red, it means that there is a girl in that family who wants to marry. After she gets married, a pot of a different color is placed on top of the tree. The number of pots hints to the wealth of the family and their willingness to receive suitors. A hay wagon is a type common throughout Europe. The sides are actually ladders attached to serve as containment of hay or grain, and may be removed, such as for hauling timber. A wagon or waggon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people. Contemporary or modern animal drawn wagons may be of metal instead of wood and have regular wheels with rubber tires instead of traditional wagon wheels. Botiza, Maramures County, Romania, Europe.

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