Villagers used to be guided by nature and, because of that, most of the Romanian writers included different traditional themes and topics in their work. The following legends started in a greatly historical and spiritual area located in Hunedoara County, Orăştie Mountains region.
A lot of visitors come to see the places where, a long time ago, the legends and customs were born – some still practiced even today, places near Sarmizegetusa Regia. And so, they hear the legend of the werewolf, the legend of Sântoader’s horses, the legend of the bottomless pit, the fortune telling custom and the story of Inat, the plagues shirt.
The Legend of the Bottomless Pit
On a hill named Boerie, situated near Bucium village, there is a pit of which it’s said to be bottomless. Currently the ground around the pit remains humid, although it doesn’t contain any water. The village elders say that sometime in the past, a voice was heard from inside the pit that said :
“Ceasul a sosit și omul meu nu a venit” – Meaning “The time is now and my man hasn’t arrived”
In that moment, a horse-drawn carriage appeared out of nowhere, and didn’t stop until it fell into the pit sinking.
Since that time, the place was named The Bottomless Pit, and the story became well known by all the village elders, who are rewarding the curiosity of all the people who visit, by sharing it in the Transylvania hotels area.
