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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed or to sign up for email alerts. We hope you enjoy your virtual journey through beautiful Romania!In times of drought, when the sun burns the fields and hope for rich harvests is lost, a young girl walks the dusty street of the [...]

In Romania, the sound of an angel’s song is absolutely unique, something you will never ever hear some place else. That’s because angels use the tulnic or bucium to deliver their musical messages.

The term “bucium”, derived from the Latin word “bucinum” (meaning curved horn or trumpet blast) is used n the Muntenian Carpathians of Arges [...]

While Valentine’s Day is mostly related to people (a saint and those he helped) and their actions in the name of love, the Romanian holiday dedicated to love, Dragobete, is strongly connected to nature. Celebrated on February 24th, it is linked to that special time of year when birds build their nests and mate. As [...]