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Hutsuls
Experts are still arguing about the meaning of the word “Hutsul”. Some believe that the etymology of the word goes back to the Moldovan “gots” or “Guts”, which means “thief”, the other – the word “Cociulia”, which means “shepherd”. Hutsuls are also referred to the “Ukrainian mountaineers”. They still have strong traditions of quackery. Hutsul sorcerers are called molfars. They can be black and white.