RoDiscover – Page 2 – A glimpse into Romanian culture

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19th Century Bucharest in the Paintings of Amedeo Preziosi

Posted on September 17, 2019February 26, 2021

There’s a perennial fascination with the fin de siècle and interwar Bucharest among Romanians. However, before the city got the glam that earned its reputation as “The Little Paris”, 19th…

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Romanian Artists Performing Internationally

Posted on September 11, 2019February 15, 2021

Romanian artists, headliners, in many a circumstance, have been performing internationally for a long time. Still, it seems plausible that you have attended concerts, operas or ballets without knowing they’re…

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5 Things You Should Not Miss in Timișoara

Posted on July 1, 2019November 16, 2020

Updated in November 2020. You might have already heard of Timișoara, the multicultural Western Romanian city, one of those places you always meant to visit. Or this could be your…

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Romania, Guest of Honour at Authors’ Reading Month 2019

Posted on June 26, 2019September 29, 2019

Romania is the 2019 guest of honour at Authors’ Reading Month, the largest literary festival in Central Europe. Held for the first time in 2000, in Brno (Czech Republic), as…

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Sânziene, a Midsummer Night’s Dream in Romania

Posted on June 20, 2019November 12, 2020

On the 24th of June, Christians celebrate the Feast of Saint John, a special day that overlaps the midsummer rural tradition of Sânziene or Drăgaica, as the celebration is locally…

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On Writing: Sophie van Llewyn, Author of Bottled Goods (Interview)

Posted on April 2, 2019September 29, 2019

Sophie van Llewyn is what we may call a citizen of the world. Born in Romania, living and working in Germany, and writing in English, her name might not sound…

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Cărturești & friends, Bucharest’s Friendliest English Bookshop

Posted on March 18, 2019February 15, 2021

In his 2001 novel American Gods, Neil Gaiman writes: “What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got…

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Dragobete, the Romanian Celebration of Love and Happiness

Posted on February 22, 2019June 27, 2019

Dragobete, the more archaic and agrarian Romanian counterpart of Valentine’s Day, celebrates not only love and happiness, but also the arrival of spring and the mating of animals. Although V…

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8 Romanian Design Brands to Keep an Eye On

Posted on February 17, 2019June 27, 2019

Whether we talk about furniture, object design, home decor or fashion, things are constantly changing and evolving. Steve Jobs once said “Design is not just what it looks like and…

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Mihai Eminescu, Romania’s Most Celebrated Poet

Posted on January 15, 2019June 27, 2019

January 15 marks the celebration of the National Day of Culture (now in its 10th year), which coincides with the commemoration of Romania’s most celebrated poet, Mihai Eminescu. Born on…

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