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Voices of Angels Resounding from Bucium Tunes

July 16, 2008 by Alina Popescu

Tweet 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 […]

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Dragobete, Romanian Celebration of Love

February 24, 2008 by Alina Popescu

Tweet 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. […]

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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 […]