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Traditions

March – is the first month of spring, the month when the weather begin to warm and the nature became alive and colourfull. It is called by the people “Martisor”Important celebration of March are:The Friday of St. Toader on March 1-st  and MartisorThe International Day of Womens March 8-thThe St. Martirs on March 9-thThe Good News on March 25-th

Romanian News

More interesting things about us you can find here. At first sight, particularly in the cities, Romania might seem to differ little from western democracies. People spend time with family and friends, are nationally if not devoutly religious and enjoy shopping, sports and socializing.

Places to visit

At Curtea de Arges, placed at approx. 200 km north-west of Bucharest you will find, not only the place of the first capital of Valachia, but also a beautifull church of the Monastery Curtea de Arges. The church was built originally in 1512 and then repaired and renovated around 1900 by the King Carol I .    

Places to visit

The park is located in the Hasmas mountains - (Haghimas), situated in the central group of Oriental Carpathians, also known as the Moldo - Transylvanian Carpathians. The park is located in the central - north - eastern region of Romania, in the zone of Harghita and Neamt districts.

Things to do

Transylvania is the best place to be on Halloween period. Join a party in the Hunyad castle – 15th century, visit medieval towns and fortresses. Discover the myth and truth of Vlad Dracula.

History

Vlad TepesWho was Vlad Dracula – the Impaler? What is a true story and what is a myth? What about Dragon’s Knights? Find the answer to these questions in the following article. Find who was Vlad Dracula, the story of his name, his real life and actions, the origins of the famous legend.

History

Our history began about 600.000 years ago in the Stone Age, when human communities started to develop inside the current territory of Romania. Traces of these have remained throughout the development of humanity, giving us conclusive evidence of permanent habitation of the earth  continuing to this day. 

Culture

For all the ones which want to know something about the romanian culture I will post here some of the most beautifull poetries of our best poets, published into an anthology of modern romanian verse called TESTAMENT  by Daniel Ionita published on Minerva publishing house in 2012.  So let`s begin.

Culture

This is an articol about the Romanian Music. The romanian musical culture have important representants at le world level.  Two of them , George Enescu and Ciprian Porumbescu are, maybe, the most famous representats of the cult music of Romania. Both of them has made immortal compositions of classical music. Also romanian music it is the traditional folkloric music.  A richness of our country, the folkloric music it speaks about our joy and pain. Some examples you can check here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV0mDcfX8-s  - calusariihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibnai8wUZ0M - Nicolae Furdui Iancu ( Transylvania )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2k0A63z1yQ - Sofia Vicoveanca ( Moldova )  

Food and drinks in Romania

Let`s start this first part with the course from the begining of each meal: the snacks or apetizers. To make everything much easier for everybody, I choose a method which will let you print the receipe and take it with you into the kitchen when prepare the meal.