Monthly Archives: February 2015

Spring – the rebirth of everything

By |2018-06-04T19:26:05+00:00February 28th, 2015|Culture, Festivals, Nature, Photography, Traditions, Villages|

Spring – the rebirth of everything Spring is my little secret, that mystic power that gives me wings The sun is gathering its strength to melt down the last snow. The nature starts to come back to life. The first snowdrops take of feebly their heads from the damp ground. It [...]

No more Valentine’s Day, just Dragobete

By |2018-06-04T19:26:05+00:00February 10th, 2015|Culture, Festivals, Music, Traditions, Villages|

No more Valentine's Day, just Dragobete Dragobete – How to celebrate love in Romanian style Dragobete is the Romanian counterpart of St. Valentine. On 24th of February in Romania love and the beginning of spring are celebrated. Dragobete is a Dacian celebration with pagan roots. Dragobete is a mythological deity [...]

Sanziene celebration or how people still believe in magical practices

By |2018-06-04T19:26:05+00:00February 9th, 2015|Culture, Festivals, Nature, Traditions, Villages|

Sanziene celebration or how people still believe in magical practices Sanziene, the magical celebration, the beginning of summer Sanziene is celebrated in Romania every year on 24th of June. Although it is associated with the Birth of Saint John the Baptist, Sanziene is a pagan celebration which origins in an [...]

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