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Boboteaza Traditions Come Back to Life

January 29, 2009 by Adrian Olaru

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.

Filed Under: Traditions Tagged With: baptism, Dobrudja, Epiphany, features, religious holiday, Romania, romanian religion, Saint John Day, Wallachia

Murfatlar, the Land of Dionysus

July 5, 2008 by Mihaela Lica

Tweet Somewhere in Dobrudja, just off the Black Sea, the land of Murfatlar stretches out under the blue Romanian skies with its endless vineyards. Dionysus himself was once dancing on these hills, blessing the wines with his magical touch. Murfatlar’s wines have been loved ever since and today they are some of the most popular […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Dobrudja, Murfatlar, wine

Romanian Gourmet Cheese: Brânza de burduf from Transylvania

Brânza de burduf, the most valuable among Romanian cheeses, has an even more valuable variety: aged in pine bark, the cheese gets a special, unique flavor and taste.

St. Andrew’s Night (Noaptea Sfântului Andrei) - A Romanian Halloween

St. Andrew’s Night - the night of the vampires, as they call it - sees a number of ancient, pagan traditions coming to life.

Romanian Zacuscă Recipe

Tweet It’s Fall, and in many Romanian homes this is equivalent with preparing for the winter. Since fresh produce are hard to find in the winter, are usually more expensive and generally tasteless, Romanians conserve the tastes of the Autumn and its finest flavors. The following is the recipe of a traditional Romanian bread spread, […]

Summer Travel Destinations: Romanian Black Sea Resort Costineşti

Tweet It’s not as popular as Vama Veche, but it used to be, and it’s still packed with young people planning a Black Sea resort holiday on a budget. Costineşti was once “the paradise of youth and of students” - but since 2 Mai and Vama Veche became popular, this little rural Black Sea resort […]

International Women’s Day in Romania, and Mother’s Day - 8th March

Tweet 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 […]