St. Andrew’s Night – the night of the vampires, as they call it – sees a number of ancient, pagan traditions coming to life.
International Women’s Day in Romania, and Mother’s Day – 8th March
March 8, 2010 By
Every year, on March 8, Romanian cerebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD), and Mother’s Day. The celebration started as a Socialist political event in Russia, in 1965 when Lenin declared it official holiday, and spread across the entire Soviet block soon after. But keep in mind, that unofficially, a women’s day was already celebrated around [...]
The Traveling Apprentices from Sibiu
July 25, 2009 By
Few towns in Romania have succeeded in preserving their medieval charm and flavor; among the Transylvanian ones, Sibiu stands alone. It played an important part in the economic, political, religious and cultural history of the Romanian provinces. Founded upon a Neolithic settlement, near the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Cedonia, whose traces are [...]
Easter in Romania 2009
March 23, 2009 By
Easter is the most important Romanian holiday in the Orthodox calendar. I already covered a few traditions last year – and starting today I will write a series of articles that will present even more traditions, itineraries for those who would like to spend Easter in Romania this year, food recipes and more. Last year [...]
Boboteaza Traditions Come Back to Life
January 29, 2009 By
Related to Mihaela’s post, “Epiphany and Saint John Day”, Adrian relates some ancient traditions, banned by the communist authorities, traditions that have rebirth and know today a new life.
