{"id":31810,"date":"2024-08-23T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pl-ua.eu\/inspirujace-historie-pbu-8-kraina-slonych-zrodel\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T14:28:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T12:28:37","slug":"inspiring-pbu-stories-8-the-land-of-salty-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pl-ua.eu\/en\/inspiring-pbu-stories-8-the-land-of-salty-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring PBU stories 8. The Land of Salty Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The projects implemented under the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020 are not just indicators, budgets, reports and payments. Although these are inseparable elements, above all each project hides the specific ideas, values and dreams of people implementing it, as well as the stories of those who benefited from their implementation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want to bring some of them closer to you by the “Project stories” \u2013 the cycle which presents their more human (but also animal \u2013 as in the 1st<\/sup>, 13th<\/sup> and 14th<\/sup> episodes) dimension of our selected projects. We invite you to read!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once upon a time, a dreadful dragon terrorized the plains around Boryslav. It tormented the local people, devoured those unfortunate enough to catch its eye, and destroyed their homes. No one could defeat the dragon until a brave knight arrived, determined to restore justice. Seeking advice from ancient sages, the knight learned that while it was impossible to kill the beast, it could be put to sleep with a special potion. The knight gathered the necessary herbs and successfully put the dragon into a deep slumber. The dragon never awoke. Over time, its body was covered with soil, and forests grew over it. As years passed, it turned into the mountains we know as the Carpathians. With the passing of time, the dragon\u2019s sense of guilt for the wrongs done grew within him. As it was sleeping, salty tears flew from its eyes, which became the salty springs and rivers in the region. Its blood turned into a black, stinky substance. The knight did not find happiness either. On his return, he found his house destroyed. In his grief and despair, he turned into a stone mountain, now known as Tomyna (\u201cToma\u2019s Mountain\u201d), located in Boryslav, Lviv Oblast. To this day, the local people have made use of the salt springs and oil deposits in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This legend was featured in a quiz titled \u201cThe Secrets of Boryslav Salt,\u201d organized as part of the SaltyHistory<\/em> project. Participants faced various tasks related to the history of salt production in Boryslav. For each completed task, a team received a puzzle piece, and by the end of the competition, they had to assemble their whole puzzle. The event was a significant one, with over 150 children from schools in Boryslav and nearby villages participating, making the competition quite intense! It was also a fun event, and no one left without a prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Such activities are so valuable for today\u2019s children, they absolutely need to engage in something interactive and emotionally stimulating to plunge out the virtual word\u2026 We are aware that children should know more about the history of their small homeland but if we just add another lesson in the curriculum or take them to a museum it would be boring for them\u2026 During the quest they learned so many new things by exploring and solving tasks I didn\u2019t expect them to ask \u201cWhen is the next quest?\u201d on the bus home.<\/p>\n