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The richly embroidered traditional blouse, named "ie" is much appreciated, and it is the most popular from all the traditional handiworks.It is a blouse of fine, transparent material with baggy sleeves that is embroidered in different colour combinations.These beautiful things are to buy in the traditional shops.
Ciorba is a food similar to a soup, but it has a sourly taste.One cooks from diverse ingredients and it can bee vegetarian or from meat.In Romania, one is “ciorba” more frequent than the soup.There are numerous kinds of “ciorba”: Ciorba de vacuta (beef)Ciorba de burta (cow stomach)Ciorba de legume (vegetables)Ciorba de Peste (fish)…and other exquisite sourly soups.One eats with cream and a fresh, green chilli.
The beautiful Horezu pottery is inimitable in the world.In this village from Oltenia region there is the most representative centre of traditional pottery.Horezu pottery is significant for its stylisation and its variety of symbols, with an individual method for the modelling and the distribution of colours.Every year, for the period of 3 to 5 June, the Hurez Cockerel Fair takes place.This is a great demonstration of art and tradition.
One prepares from corn flour and water, and salt, and one eats as supplement to several foods.One mixed the corn flour in cooking water, and one stir with a wood rod (facalet or melesteu) until one becomes a creamy mass. After the preparation it is to drop quickly on a wood or ceramic plate.The particular saucepan for the preparation of mamaliga is called "ceaun" and is done from a specific metal.One eats mamaliga as supplement to:Sarmale FishCiorbaCheeseMilkMeat
The national costume is for many people, mostly at the country, popular dress.Earlier, in the past, this fashion was festive clothing for Sundays and holidays.Today, this clothing is put on only by folk music spectacles.One of the photos is a beautiful memory, at the teenage years of my mother.She was, at that time, member of a folk music group.In the second photo, my father is on the stage, in a folk’s music spectacle.In the school, the children also organize beautiful music spectacles, in which they are dressed in the national official costume.
Try and get yourself invited to a wedding-I went to a gypsy wedding that went on for more than 3 days, when it stopped because there wasn't any alcohol left. By the end of it I was completely knackered but I had a mad time. The cultural thing to do here is just drink and eat a lot and have a good time. Leaving early or crashing out is not the thing to do.
Romanians are generally very friendly and curious people, and they will be interested in who you are and why you are in Romania. As you won't find too many people outside of the main cities who speak good English it's worthwhile learning a little of the language as Romanians can be great conversationalists.
The Romanian icons on glass, vividly colored, though naïve in strict artistic values (as you see the figures illustrated) were made express the faith and the mentality of the traditional Romanian village community. The origin of the painting on glass is set back in the 17th century but in the 19th century the art flourished and now alas has nearly vanished. Transylvania was the centre of this art formWhat must be understood is that icons on glass are designed by peasants FOR peasants and their main goal was to use a language known to the people through their symbols and their artistic codes transmitting the message of the orthodox faith. Therefore the thematic were of course dedicated to the saints, Jesus, Mary, but with patterns of everyday life, social justice and ethics.Numerous of these icons can be found in every house and some owners may even propose you to buy some!
One of the most beautiful Romanian Easter traditions is painted eggs commemorating the Resurrection of Christ.This is traditional even for other parts of Eastern Europe like Moldova, Ukraine even Lithuania. It started as a pagan ritual and then Christianity adopted it. The shells of eggs are dyed in colourful patterns, with a rich red the prevailing colour. They are often decorated with folk motifs like cross, star, sun, geometrical zigzags, flowers or even motifs using natural leaves (this is a custom in Greece as well). Traditionally women paint Easter eggs on the Thursday before Easter. Bucovina in particular is a place famous for its Easter eggs. In fact you can even buy them any time of the year from women selling them in their stalls usually outside the painted mo0nasteries. The price is around 4-5 RON each (1.3euro) each, but makes a lovely souvenir!!
It is a custom for Romanians living in Bucharest (mainly) to invade any piece of green land on weekends. The most striking thing is that if the weather is sunny people put on their swimming suits and sunbathe on grass and almost all families or friends to barbeque. So by midday it's not unusual to see smoke and nice smells spread all around. We were told that thay can travel even for 250km in one day to find a tranquil place to enjoy. Therefore the highways leading to Bucharest get really packed on their way back!
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