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Traditional Romanian Folk Costumes

Posted on October 14, 2020January 19, 2021

Romania, as most countries in Eastern Europe, has undergone various changes in history as a result of fluctuating political frontiers. There is no wonder, then, that the traditional Romanian folk…

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Where Time Stood Still: Maramureș

Posted on February 14, 2020October 13, 2020

“I believe eternity was born in the countryside” said renowned Romanian poet and philosopher Lucian Blaga in one of his most famous poems, The Soul of the Village. Maramureș, with…

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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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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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Romanian Winter Traditions: Carols, Pig Slaughtering and Eerie Masks

Posted on December 1, 2018December 5, 2020

Romania is a country with strong agrarian roots. It makes perfect sense, then, that its most celebrated customs rely on these origins, with winter traditions presumably being the most important,…

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8 Romanian Illustrators Inspired by Folklore

Posted on November 1, 2018October 14, 2020

The past ten years or so have seen a new generation of Romanian freelance artists, especially illustrators, emerging and working at full potential—whether it’s in Romania or elsewhere—mixing traditional and…

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Ia, or La blouse roumaine: Between Ethnicity and High-End Fashion

Posted on October 28, 2018October 29, 2020

For any woman born and raised in Romania, having owned or at least worn an ia—the traditional Romanian blouse—at some point in their life is something of a given. It…

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